Then fire Von der Leyen, as she can't be scrutinized. One out of a number of reasons, which also include spectacular incompetence.
One could presumably fire her using the same mechanism by which she was elected[0]?
Oh, wait...
[0] https://www.dw.com/en/opinion-in-the-end-it-was-a-backroom-d...
I agree that her nomination was a loss for Parliament in the constant, ongoing constitutional war of attrition between them and the Council. But that doesn't mean there is no way to force VdL from office if necessary.
there is no mechanism for the council to remove the commission president
the parliament can, but only by dismissing the entire commission (making it politically very difficult)
this also requires a 66.6% majority
vs the 50%+1 that was needed to appoint, so it's all but impossible (by design, again)
There is the law and there is the spirit of the law. After all, for centuries, UK parliaments didn't even technically have to hold regular elections if they didn't feel like doing it.
(like it's doing here)
Traditionally, nothing in Bruxelles get done without widespread consensus, including staying in power.
One assumes "widespread" in that context means both in the Council and the Brussels 'bubble'?
Imagine if one were to be able to decide stuff like this via, say, a public vote, in an election. A radical idea!