MEPs request EU court opinion on Mercosur trade agreement
Official title: Verzoek om een advies van het Hof van Justitie over de verenigbaarheid met de Verdragen van de voorgestelde Partnerschapsovereenkomst EU-Mercosur (EMPA) en de interim-handelsovereenkomst (ITA)
Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘Adopted’)
In plain language
- Members of the European Parliament want the EU Court of Justice to check whether the proposed trade and partnership agreement with Mercosur aligns with EU treaties.
- The move affects the European Commission, national parliaments, and businesses and farmers involved in trade with or facing competition from South America.
- For you, this means the agreement could be delayed while judges ensure that European environmental, health, and food safety standards remain fully protected.
Automatically summarised (gemini-3.8-flash). AI can make mistakes: if in doubt, read the official text.
How parliament voted
Passed on 21 January 2026334 for · 324 against · 11 abstention(s)
In the European Parliament, a parliamentary group is a group of MEPs from like-minded parties in different countries. For each group, you can see how many members voted for or against, or abstained.
- For
- Against
- Abstain
- Dot: colour of the group
-
EPP (Christian Democrats) Divided
43 for · 135 against · 2 abstentions
-
S&D (Social Democrats) Divided
35 for · 90 against · 0 abstentions
-
Patriots for Europe Divided
72 for · 1 against · 7 abstentions
-
ECR (Conservatives) Divided
35 for · 39 against · 0 abstentions
-
Renew (Liberals) Divided
24 for · 46 against · 0 abstentions
-
Greens/EFA Divided
36 for · 12 against · 1 abstention
-
The Left Voted for
38 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
-
Non-attached Divided
27 for · 0 against · 1 abstention
-
Europe of Sovereign Nations Divided
24 for · 1 against · 0 abstentions
How MEPs voted, by country
Each country elects its own MEPs. Here you can see how the members from each country voted, regardless of their group.
🇭🇺 MEPs from Hungary
Majority in favour18 for · 2 against · 0 abstentions
See all countries
-
🇦🇹 Austria
-
🇧🇪 Belgium
-
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
-
🇭🇷 Croatia
-
🇨🇾 Cyprus
-
🇨🇿 Czechia
-
🇩🇰 Denmark
-
🇪🇪 Estonia
-
🇫🇮 Finland
-
🇫🇷 France
-
🇩🇪 Germany
-
🇬🇷 Greece
-
🇭🇺 Hungary
-
🇮🇪 Ireland
-
🇮🇹 Italy
-
🇱🇻 Latvia
-
🇱🇹 Lithuania
-
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
-
🇲🇹 Malta
-
🇳🇱 Netherlands
-
🇵🇱 Poland
-
🇵🇹 Portugal
-
🇷🇴 Romania
-
🇸🇰 Slovakia
-
🇸🇮 Slovenia
-
🇪🇸 Spain
-
🇸🇪 Sweden
Figures: for / against / abstention.