# The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, comfortably survived two bids to remove her when the European Parliament rejected no-confidence motions from hard-right and left groups on Thursday. Both censure motions criticised Von der Leyen for accepting an unbalanced tariff deal with the United States and proposing a trade agreement with South American bloc Mercosur, which critics say threatens farmers and the environment. The U.S. and Mercosur deals will be put to votes in the European Parliament in the coming months, with the outcomes unclear.
EU’s Von der Leyen survives no-confidence votes in parliament