Renew Europe urges the European Commission to restore leadership and accelerate on a shared policy agenda

Speaking during Monday’s debate on the motion of censure in the European Parliament, Renew Europe President Valérie Hayer called on Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to restore order within her political family and reaffirm the institutional responsibility expected of a pro-European leadership.

President Hayer stated:

“The masks have now fallen. The European People’s Party’s repeated reliance on ad hoc alliances has led it into a political dead end.”

These dangerous alliances, she warned, jeopardise the EU’s institutional balance and risk paralysing the Union’s capacity to deliver on its most pressing priorities—including continued support for Ukraine, the defence of democracy, and full implementation of the Draghi report and the Green Deal.

Concrete priorities for Renew Europe

Renew Europe remains determined to push forward with a bold legislative agenda that enhances the Union’s competitiveness, resilience, and democratic legitimacy.

This includes:

- Accelerating the creation of a genuine Savings and Investment Union, with harmonised insolvency rules, simplified cross-border investment procedures, the removal of market fragmentation that hampers innovation financing, and the transformation of the European Securities and Markets Authority into a single, independent supervisor, free from national interference;

- Delivering on the Draghi report by prioritising a deepening of the single market in key areas such as services, energy, telecommunications and the digital economy, with clear targets and enforceable commitments;

- Revitalising the Green Deal so that it remains a driver of growth rather than a victim of political compromises, by focusing on the scale-up of clean technologies, sustainable mobility and a competitive green industrial policy;

- Championing EU competitiveness through the introduction of a 28th regime, targeted support for SMEs, regulatory streamlining, and a renewed emphasis on productivity via investment in research, education and strategic transitions

Support is not unconditional

“Madam President, I must now tell you: nothing is guaranteed. We expect you to take back control, so that at last the political agenda we share with you can truly move forward,” Valérie Hayer stressed.

Renew Europe remains firmly committed to defending a strong, democratic, and united European Union, and calls on all democratic forces to safeguarding the Union’s core values.

Valérie Hayer, President of Renew Europe, concluded:

“Dismissing the centrist alliance in favour of opportunistic and detrimental majorities undermines public trust and fosters political instability. It is imperative that the Commission ensures institutional integrity and full respect of the pro-European centre coalition that has consistently upheld the Union’s democratic foundations and legislative credibility.”