European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen survives two no-confidence votes in European Parliament

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today survived two vote of no-confidence motions as centrist parties backed her presidency. The motions, filed by the far-right and the far-left groups in the European Parliament, were debated on Monday and voted today.  The two bids have one common thread which is criticism over the European Union-US trade deal and unfavourable terms it has placed on European exporters. The agreement, which includes non-binding commitment to spend 750 billion...