How can the European Parliament force the whole Commission to resign?

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By adopting a motion of censure under Article 234 TFEU (two-thirds of votes cast, majority of MEPs).

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It dismisses the Commission as a body, not individual Commissioners.

Consolidated TFEU (EUR-Lex) — eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:12016E/TXT

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