{"id":46897,"date":"2026-01-21T13:23:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T12:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amec.es\/european-parliament-stops-the-eu-mercosur-agreement\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T17:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:48:20","slug":"european-parliament-stops-the-eu-mercosur-agreement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amec.es\/en\/european-parliament-stops-the-eu-mercosur-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"European Parliament stops the EU-Mercosur agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"46897\" class=\"elementor elementor-46897 elementor-46890\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5318dc1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5318dc1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eb16549\" data-id=\"4eb16549\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b80efa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58b80efa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amec.es\/en\/category\/exclusive-alerts-and-trends\/\" rel=\"tag\">Exclusive alerts and trends<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-element elementor-element-77cbf17a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77cbf17a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc2469a\" data-id=\"cc2469a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640ea765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"640ea765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">European Parliament stops the EU-Mercosur agreement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50cc4a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"50cc4a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec0aade elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ec0aade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t21 de January de 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d77ad34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d77ad34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The European Parliament has asked the EU Court of Justice to assess the compatibility of the EU-Mercosur agreement with the Treaties, a decision that suspends its ratification and opens a period of uncertainty regarding its timing and implementation.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b60617 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"30b60617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d78971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63d78971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The plenary session of the European Parliament has adopted a <strong>resolution to ask the Court of Justice of the European Union for a legal opinion<\/strong> on the compatibility of the EU-Mercosur agreement with the Treaties.  <\/p><p>The proposal passed <strong>by a narrow majority<\/strong>, reflecting the strong political division that exists around the agreement.<\/p><h5><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><br>What does the intervention of the Court of Justice entail?<\/strong><\/h5><p>With this decision, <strong>the ratification process is suspended<\/strong> until the Court issues its opinion, a procedure that may take more than a year. However, <strong>the court may give it priority<\/strong> if the situation so requires. <\/p><p>If the Court concludes that any part of the agreement is not compatible with the Treaties, changes to its structure or content may be necessary before proceeding with ratification.<\/p><h5><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><br>Can the agreement be implemented without waiting for the opinion?<\/strong><\/h5><p>This referral to the CJEU <strong>is not a final rejection of the agreement<\/strong>, but a formal request for a legal opinion prior to a formal ratification by the European Parliament.<\/p><p>The <strong>European Commission could provisionally activate <\/strong>the commercial parts of the agreement without waiting for the court&#8217;s ruling or parliamentary ratification, relying on legal mechanisms similar to those used in previous agreements (e.g. with Chile).<\/p><p>However, although legally it is possible for the Commission to propose to implement the agreement on 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