Three Fianna Fáil MEPs to vote against motion to censure Ursula von der Leyen

The motion, proposed by a group of mainly far-right lawmakers in the European Parliament, is destined to fall far short of the two-thirds majority needed to force out the European Commission President's commission

The European Parliament will on Thursday vote on a motion which relates to Ursula von der Leyen's blocking of a freedom of information request for text messages she exchanged with the CEO of the Pfizer pharmaceutical company during the covid-19 pandemic. File photo: Justin Tallis

Three Fianna Fáil MEPs will not vote in favour of a motion to censure European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, but one will abstain.

The European Parliament will on Thursday vote on a motion which relates to Ms von der Leyen's blocking of a freedom of information request for text messages she exchanged with the CEO of the Pfizer pharmaceutical company during the covid-19 pandemic.