MEPs have rejected with an absolute majority a motion to censure the Commission over its failure to take political responsibility for the Eurostat affair.
In a vote today (4 May) by the enlarged parliament, 88 voted in favour, 515 were against while 63 abstained from their vote.
Danish eurosceptic Jens-Peter Bonde (EDD), who was one of the main individuals behind this motion, described the vote as "not a bad result" adding that the 515 members who voted against the motion will now...
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