The most powerful EU official faces a challenge to her authority, if not her hold on office, thanks to a censure motion. Center-left EU lawmakers seized the moment to slam cooperation with the far right.

BRUSSELS (AP) — 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.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has sharply criticized China just weeks ahead of a major EU-China summit in Beijing