Mercosur on the razor’s edge, in the present day the vote on the referral to the EU Court | EUROtoday

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The way forward for the EU-Mercosur settlement is on a razor’s edge in the present day in Strasbourg. In the corridors of the European Parliament the abacus is being performed out: the newest calculations converse of a margin of simply 12 votes, out of the 720 of the hemicycle, towards the request to refer the textual content of the settlement to the EU Court, a margin too slim for any dependable prediction.

The concept of ​​calling the EU Court into query got here from a gaggle of MEPs from the Greens, the European Left and the French-led Liberals: a final try to purchase time and freeze a commerce settlement wished by Ursula von der Leyen and contested by the agricultural world.

The transfer may obtain the assist of the right-wing sovereignists of the Patriots and Esn, all the time able to put a spanner within the works of the president of the Commission. Instead, the Socialists, the People’s Party and a big a part of the Liberals of Renew Europe and the conservatives of Ecr are towards.

However, nationwide variables weigh on additional complicating the image: Socialists, People’s Party and Conservatives worry the positioning of a few of their nationwide delegations, particularly the French, Polish and Irish ones, with whom negotiations are anticipated till late at evening, clarify parliamentary sources.