The president of the Commission may have survived it comfortably on her, but the next day finds the traditional pro -European alliance weakened in the midst of increased pressure on the other side of the Atlantic. European far -right MPs, coming from parties who are considered “trampic”, have managed to gather 74 signatures and promote the motion of censure.
In Thursday’s vote, 360 MEPs voted against the proposal, 175 in favor and 18 abstained. Pro -Europeans and far -right said winners. They celebrated the survival of “Cordon Sanitaire”, and they now believe that their negotiating power against EPP has been strengthened. The only sure thing is that the next day puzzle becomes complicated.
Weber’s “Friends”
After the 2024 European elections, the center -right European People’s Party (EPP) came out powerful and was recorded. However, the pro -European alliance of the Eurososialists, Liberals and Greens was the one that secured the necessary majority and elected von der Layen in the presidency of the Commission.
Since then, the EPP – under the leadership of Bavaro Manfred Weber – Changed Rota and began to adopt the far -right agenda, from immigration to weakening the green agreement. In many cases, he even voted with the far -right against Cordon Sanitaire. Weber himself, after all, was constantly saying publicly that the rise of the far -right and the will of European citizens should not be ignored.
Weber also stated that there are healthy sections in the far -right, such as the Italian prime minister Georgiathe Eurogroup whose – European conservatives and reformers (ECR) – promoted the motion of censure. Rumors in Brussels report that Weber has a strategic plan to absorb Meloni in EPP and even with the consent of the Italian Foreign Ministerial Antonio Tayyanithe party whose (Forza Italia) belongs to the EPP but also to the Italian government coalition. “Weber’s friends were the ones who attempted to overturn von der Laien” He told the “Vima” source of the EPP belonging to the camp opposing the Weber opening to the far -right.
A German game
In practice, the EPP seeks to stop the leak of votes on the far right. The situation escalated after the victory of his Christian Democratic Party Friedrich Mertz In the German elections last February.
The source of EPP said that by comparing the last two conferences of EPP, it understands the change in balance. “The EPP Congress in Romania in March 2024 showed a collective party and united by choosing von der Layen to lead the presidency of the Commission. Then he had ruled out any cooperation with the far -right. […] A year later, in Valencia, things changed, clearly seeing that the EPP line was the game of the German triangle von der Laien – Weber – Mertz. “ said the source. ‘In a year we went from the desired to the ordinary’ added.
EPP Centers believe that German Chancellor Mertz is pushing von der Laien through Veber (who comes from his eternal opponent camp Angela Merkel) turn right for internal policy reasons: to hold the rise of Alternative for Germany (AfD). Weber, for his part, plays the game of Mertz to be a counterweight to von der Layen’s intentions to move to the center.
“Letta reports, Draghi have been forgotten after the German elections and now Berlin’s political priorities are becoming European.” The source added. This German triangle also explains the “secrecy” in the process of decision -making of von der Laien, which has annoyed its pro -European allies. An indication that Mertz has already opened the Commission and spoke directly with Trump to negotiate an agreement in favor of the German automotive industry, one day after a similar Mercedes – BMW proposal.
The next day
After the vote, von der Laien said that “As external forces seek to destabilize us and divide us, it is our duty to respond to our values.”. The “timing” of the deposit of the censure proposal by European “bullshit” is no accident, as it took place amid intense negotiations with Washington for US duties on European products. Some also see an external finger in this motion of censure, namely the pressure on the pro -European front as the talks appear to not satisfy the Trump government.
Is von der Lien cramped and has to face a dilemma: Will she turn to the center or continue the balance of horror by succumbing to the pressure to open the far right? The pro -European alliance, however, does not give it a white check. After all, he did not abstain and voted against the motion of censure, after first receiving the exchanges for the next EU multi-year budget for the period 2028-2034.
“In order to regain the widespread confidence in parliament, Mrs von der Laien must change her style and essence beyond politics. Her personal empowerment and exclusion of parliament by important decisions should no longer prevent us. Europe’s power stems from powerful European institutions, the interaction of which is the core of our fascinating democratic venture. “ The German Social Democrat said in “Vima” Udo bumman.
In addition, he criticized the “Political opening of the President of the Commission and its party family towards the right and far -right forces”.
‘No Cordon Sanitaire there is no von der Laien’ commented on an example of a European diplomat.
