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Key Vote Next Week on Referring Mercosur Trade Deal to EU Court

Jan 17, 2026 08:34
By Shannonside News
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Key Vote Next Week on Referring Mercosur Trade Deal to EU Court

It comes after over 100 MEPs proposed a legal review of the agreement.

An important vote on whether to refer the Mercosur Trade Deal to the European Court of Justice will take place next week.

It comes after over 100 MEPs proposed a legal review of the agreement.

The deal, passed by MEPs earlier this month, would see a hundred thousand tonnes of South American beef gain access to European markets.

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Midlands Northwest MEP Ciaran Mullooly says the trade deal threatens the power of individual countries:

He says next week's vote will determine what happens next:

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