BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survived a vote of no confidence on Thursday, as an overwhelming number of European Union lawmakers rejected a censure motion against her.

The most powerful EU official faces a challenge to her authority, if not her hold on office, thanks to a censure motion. Center-left EU lawmakers seized the moment to slam cooperation with the far right.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called on European Union countries to cooperate more actively with Ukraine's defense industry and to purchase weapons directly from Ukraine, Sky TG24 reports,