Should The Parliament censor the European Commission?

The vote of the MEPs

Shortly after receiving the approbation from the Members of the , the new President of the Commission was involved in a litigation regarding his responsibilities in defining tax policies in Luxembourg, where he was Prime Minister, for multinational businesses tax-breaks-related issues. The censure motion to the Commission executive was tabled by Eurosceptic MEPs from EFDD and ENF, was largely rejected by more than 70% of the Members. However, more than 189 Members did not vote against the motion, therefore questioning the Juncker’s leadership over the European Commission. EPP, S&D, ALDE and the Greens sided with the Juncker-led Commission, whereas most of the members of ECR and GUE-NGL decided to abstain. Despite, the low level of support from French MEPs gathered by Juncker during the approbation of the Commission, a large majority of French MEPs rejected the motion of censure.

DISTRIBUTION OF FRENCH POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE EUROPEAN In fact, only the MEPs from the PARLIAMENT IN 2016 National Front supported the motion, Non-Inscrits : Front national, List "Les Français European United Left-Nordic Green whereas all MEPs from the Socialist libres" Left: Front de gauche, List "union Party, the Republicans and the Europe of Freedom and Direct pour les Outre-Mer" Democratic Movement defended the Democracy: one non-affiliated The Greens - EU executive. Interestingly, although member European Free most of the Members of the Alliance: Europe Europe des nations et Ecologie Greens/EFA group voted against the des libertés : Front motion of censure, only one French national, Progressive Alliance Rassemblement bleu of Socialists and Green, José Bové, followed the Marine Democrats: Parti group’s line. Instead, the other two socialiste, Parti voting Greens, and radical de gauche , abstained, therefore European People's Party: highlighting the higher skepticism Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe: Les Républicains, one non- towards the Juncker’s Commission affiliated member Union des Démocrates et Indépendants, List "Génération citoyens", Modem, Parti radical among the French Greens.

The vote of MEPs elected in France* For Marie-Christine Marie-Christine Mireille Edouard Joëlle BERGERON ARNAUTU BOUTONNET D'ORNANO FERRAND Sylvie GODDYN National Front National Front National Front National Front National Front National Front National Front National Front National Front EFDD ENF ENF ENF ENF ENF ENF ENF ENF ENF Jean-Luc Dominique Mylène Aymeric Joëlle MÉLIN Bernard MONOT SCHAFFHAUSER MARTIN Bleu Marine TROSZCZYNSKI CHAUPRADE National Front National Front National Front National Front National Front National Front Mouvement National Front The Free French National Front ENF ENF ENF ENF ENF ENF ENF ENF NI NI

Against Marielle DE Nathalie Robert Jean ARTHUIS Jean-Marie Sylvie GOULARD Dominique Michèle SARNEZ GRIESBECK ROCHEFORT Alain CADEC Union of Democrats CAVADA Democratic Democratic Democratic RIQUET Democratic ALLIOT-MARIE and Independants Citizens' Generation Movement Movement Movement Radical Party - UDI Movement The Republicans The Republicans The Republicans ALDE ALDE ALDE ALDE ALDE ALDE ALDE EPP EPP EPP

Angélique Françoise Alain Jérôme Constance LE Michel DANTIN Rachida DATI DELAHAYE GROSSETÊTE Marc JOULAUD Philippe JUVIN LAMASSOURE LAVRILLEUX GRIP The Republicans The Republicans The Republicans The Republicans The Republicans The Republicans The Republicans The Republicans The Republicans EPP EPP EPP EPP EPP EPP EPP EPP EPP EPP

Elisabeth MORIN- Renaud Nadine MORANO CHARTIER MUSELIER Maurice PONGA Franck PROUST Tokia SAIFI José BOVÉ Eric ANDRIEU Guillaume BALAS Europe Ecology -The The Republicans The Republicans The Republicans The Republicans The Republicans The Republicans The Republicans Greens Socialist Party EPP EPP EPP EPP EPP EPP EPP Greens/EFA S&D S&D Christine REVAULT Jean-Paul Louis-Joseph Emmanuel Pervenche BERÈS Edouard MARTIN Gilles PARGNEAUX Vincent PEILLON D'ALLONNES DENANOT MANSCOUR MAUREL BONNEFOY Virginie ROZIÈRE Socialist Party Socialist Party Socialist Party Socialist Party Socialist Party Socialist Party Socialist Party Socialist Party Socialist Party Left Radical Party S&D S&D S&D S&D S&D S&D S&D S&D S&D S&D

Isabelle THOMAS Socialist Party S&D

Abstain Jean-Luc Marie-Christine Karima DELLI Pascal DURAND MÉLENCHON VERGIAT Europe Ecology -The Europe Ecology -The Greens Greens Left Front Left Front Greens/EFA Greens/EFA GUE/NGL GUE/NGL

Absent Younous Jean-Francois Florian OMARJEE Jean-Marie LE JALKH Philippe LOISEAU PHILIPPOT Michèle RIVASI PEN Europe Ecology -The Europe Ecology -The The Union for National Front National Front National Front Greens Greens Overseas Territories National Front ENF ENF ENF Greens/EFA Greens/EFA GUE/NGL NI

Didn't vote Eva JOLY Patrick LE HYARIC Europe Ecology -The Greens Left Front Greens/EFA GUE/NGL

*Source : Jacques Delors Institute / Data : www.votewatch.eu