Decision
Motion of censure on the Commission
- Effect
- Rejected
- Result
- 175 for · 360 against · 18 abstained roll call
- Date
- 10 July 2025, 13:03
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2140(INS)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- EU institutions & Parliament Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Thursday 10 July 2025
- Final vote
- 178149
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 175 for, 360 against, 18 abstained (roll call).
Rejected by a large majority.
Parliament rejected the text.
Backed by The Left, ECR, Patriots and ESN; opposed by Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 13 | Against 0 | Abst. 4 | No vote 29 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.65 | |
| Greens | For 0 | Against 33 | Abst. 1 | No vote 19 of 53 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.96 | |
| S&D | For 1 | Against 98 | Abst. 3 | No vote 34 of 136 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.94 | |
| Renew | For 1 | Against 57 | Abst. 5 | No vote 12 of 75 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.86 | |
| EPP | For 0 | Against 167 | Abst. 2 | No vote 19 of 188 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| ECR | For 39 | Against 3 | Abst. 2 | No vote 35 of 79 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.83 | |
| Patriots | For 75 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 10 of 85 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ESN | For 24 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 3 of 27 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| No group | For 22 | Against 2 | Abst. 1 | No vote 5 of 30 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 22
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.
The Left line For · 4 abstained of 17 who voted
Abstained (4)
- Hanna GEDIN Sweden
- Jonas SJÖSTEDT Sweden
- Per CLAUSEN Denmark
- Sebastian EVERDING Germany
Greens line Against · 1 abstained of 34 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Vladimir PREBILIČ Slovenia
S&D line Against · 1 voted for, 3 abstained of 102 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Matjaž NEMEC Slovenia
Abstained (3)
- Alex AGIUS SALIBA Malta
- Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN Ireland
- Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS Lithuania
Renew line Against · 1 voted for, 5 abstained of 63 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Ciaran MULLOOLY Ireland
Abstained (5)
- Barry ANDREWS Ireland
- Christine SINGER Germany
- Engin EROGLU Germany
- Irena JOVEVA Slovenia
- Joachim STREIT Germany
EPP line Against · 2 abstained of 169 who voted
Abstained (2)
- Iuliu WINKLER Romania
- Loránt VINCZE Romania
ECR line For · 3 voted against, 2 abstained of 44 who voted
Voted against (3)
- Bert-Jan RUISSEN Netherlands
- Johan VAN OVERTVELDT Belgium
- Kris VAN DIJCK Belgium
Abstained (2)
- Ivaylo VALCHEV Bulgaria
- Kristoffer STORM Denmark
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0.65 |
| Belgium | 4 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0.63 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0.65 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Czechia | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0.47 |
| Germany | 21 | 60 | 4 | 11 | 0.56 |
| Denmark | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0.77 |
| Estonia | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 4 | 39 | 0 | 17 | 0.86 |
| Finland | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | — |
| France | 32 | 26 | 1 | 22 | 0.31 |
| Greece | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.42 |
| Croatia | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.86 |
| Hungary | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0.68 |
| Ireland | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.31 |
| Italy | 15 | 23 | 0 | 38 | 0.41 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.55 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — |
| Malta | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 6 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0.67 |
| Poland | 24 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0.25 |
| Portugal | 3 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0.72 |
| Romania | 8 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0.32 |
| Sweden | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0.63 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.30 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches5 | 10 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Özlem DEMIREL Germany | The Left | Speeches1 | 10 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS Greece | EPP | Speeches1 | 7 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Valérie HAYER France | Renew | Speeches1 | 7 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | Against |
| Martin SCHIRDEWAN Germany | The Left | Speeches1 | 7 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | No vote recorded |
| Tomasz FROELICH Germany | ESN | Speeches1 | 7 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution B10-0319/2025 – Motion for a resolution | Roll call | 175 for, 360 against, 18 abstained Rejected |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The European Parliament voted on a motion of censure against the European Commission, led by President Ursula von der Leyen, over alleged failures in transparency and accountability.
Parliament rejected the motion, meaning the Commission keeps its position.
The motion called on the Commission to resign, citing issues such as lack of transparency in COVID-19 vaccine procurement and misuse of legal bases.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
This motion of censure concludes that the Commission led by President Ursula von der Leyen no longer commands Parliament's confidence and calls on the Commission to resign.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2140(INS) · Procedure type INS
Parliament rejected the text on 10 July 2025; no position was adopted.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee (done)
- Committee work (done)
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Rejected 10 July 2025 (done)
- Parliament’s position · No text adopted (done)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 11 connections: Running issue: Von der Leyen Commission · Final votes that split the chamber the same way
Running issue: Von der Leyen Commission
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Motion of censure on the Commission”. Decision, 10 July 2025. votingId 178149, document B-10-2025-0319, reference 2025/2140(INS). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-07-10/2 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 10 July 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-10-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 10 July 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-10-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-07-10, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-07-10/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-07-10-2,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Motion of censure on the Commission}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-07-10},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-07-10/2}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-07-10/2},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 178149, document B-10-2025-0319, reference 2025/2140(INS). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-10-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-10-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-07-10 (CC BY 4.0)}
}