European Parliament rejects bid to sack Juncker Commission
- 10 years ago
A motion of no-confidence against the newly-installed European Commission has been rejected.
‘No’ votes came to 461, while 101 MEPs voted for sacking the Juncker Commission and 88 abstained.
The vote was filed by anti-European parties, in the wake of revelations that President Jean-Claude Juncker’s native Luxembourg attracted multi-nationals with tax breaks.
Known as LuxLeaks, the tax-break row is centred around Juncker’s time as prime minister. He denies any wrongdoing.
On Thursday (November 27), the European Parliament postponed a decision on whether or not to commission an inquiry into the revelations.
‘No’ votes came to 461, while 101 MEPs voted for sacking the Juncker Commission and 88 abstained.
The vote was filed by anti-European parties, in the wake of revelations that President Jean-Claude Juncker’s native Luxembourg attracted multi-nationals with tax breaks.
Known as LuxLeaks, the tax-break row is centred around Juncker’s time as prime minister. He denies any wrongdoing.
On Thursday (November 27), the European Parliament postponed a decision on whether or not to commission an inquiry into the revelations.