European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen defended her record on Monday as the European Union's executive body faced a censure motion proposed by a group of mainly far-right lawmakers in the European Parliament.

The president of the European Union’s executive branch, Ursula von der Leyen, faces a no-confidence vote this week linked in part to text messages she exchanged with a pharmaceutical boss during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yesterday, the European Parliament debated the censure motion initiated by Gheorghe Piperea and supported by 75 more MEPs from the ECR, ID, Patriots for Europe and non-affiliated political groups.