EU chief Ursula von der Leyen faces a grilling from lawmakers Monday ahead of a confidence vote she expected to survive — but which casts renewed scrutiny on her leadership. The rare challenge pushed by a far-right faction has virtually no chance of unseating the conservative European Commission president when a vote is held Thursday

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen Monday dismissed a far-right sponsored motion of no confidence against her as a conspiracy theory-laden attempt to undermine European unity, ahead of a vote that casts renewed scrutiny on her leadership.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen faces a rare no-confidence vote in the European Parliament this week