BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission faces a censure motion in the European Parliament next week after Eurosceptic lawmakers united to condemn the role its president, Jean-Claude Juncker, played in Luxembourg tax schemes.
A lack of support for the censure motion from other parties, less than a month after the legislature endorsed the appointment of Juncker's 28-strong executive team, makes it highly improbable that his critics will win the two-thirds majority required to force the Commission from office. Such an event would be unprecedented.
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