EU chief survives no confidence vote

EU CHIEF Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday saw off a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament - but the rare challenge has exposed frictions between her backers and complaints about her leadership style.

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EU CHIEF Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday saw off a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament — but the rare challenge has exposed frictions between her backers and complaints about her leadership style.

Lawmakers in Strasbourg rejected the censure motion — launched by the far-right over the European Commission president’s handling of Covid vaccine contracts — by 360 to 175 in a widely expected result.