By 382 votes in favor to 144 against, Parliament rebuked the appointment of Markus Pieper (CDU) as the Commission’s SME Envoy. MEPs from the far left to the Greens, Socialists and Liberals to the far right of ID supported the motion, which was voted on as part of the Commission’s budget discharge for 2022. The EPP stood by Pieper and voted against the rebuke.