European Parliament rejects bid to sack Juncker Commission

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A motion of no-confidence against the newly-installed European Commission has been rejected. ‘No’ votes came to 461, while 101 MEPs voted for sacking the Juncker Commission and 88 abstained. The vote was filed by anti-European parties, in the wake of revelations that President Jean-Claude Juncker’s native Luxembourg attracted multi-nationals with tax breaks. Known as LuxLeaks, the tax-break row is centred around Juncker’s time as prime minister. He denies any wrongdoing. On Thursday (November 27), the European Parliament postponed a decision on whether or not to commission an inquiry into the revelations.