Court Review Threatens to Delay Long-Awaited EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement
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The protests of the farmers will bring the free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur to the European Court of Justice. But a group of capitals from Berlin and Rome are aiming to make the Treaty operational immediately, thanks to the provisional application provided by the EU Council. At the heart of the dispute there is an agreement that is worth about 80 billion euros and for Brussels is an explicit message to the rest of the…
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On 21 January 2026, the European Parliament adopted a request for an opinion from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the association agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Common Market of the South (Mercosur).
The European Parliament suspended the ratification of the treaty
EU Mercosur trade agreement faces fresh delay after European Parliament vote
The EU Mercosur trade agreement has hit a new obstacle after the European Parliament voted to request a legal opinion from the Court of Justice of the European Union on the agreement's validity. The move, approved by a narrow margin, introduces a significant delay to the ratification process and opens…
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