Has the European Parliament Shot Itself in the Foot? - The Prospected Legal Insights and Practical Impact of the Opinion Request on the EU-Mercosur Agreement
Kübek, Gesa
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2026
Verfassungsblog
2026-02-18
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After 25 years of negotiations, on 6 December 2024, the EU and four Mercosur countries – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay – reached an EU-Mercosur Agreement. The geoeconomic importance of this Agreement cannot be understated. Against this background, it came as a surprise when a narrow majority in the EP, backed by far-right and far-left parties alike, on 21 January 2026, requested an opinion on its compatibility with EU law. By contesting the legality of the Agreement, the EP risks losing a formal say over the temporal application of the “trade part” of broader mixed agreements pending ratification in the Member States.
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