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Pressure increases for early Mercosur implementation

The European Commission has the power to provisionally implement the controversial trade deal

NEWS 4 February 2026

Pressure increases for early Mercosur implementation

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EU ready to decide on provisional Mercosur implementation

EU ready to decide on provisional Mercosur implementation

EU ready to decide on provisional Mercosur implementation

NEWS 23 January 2026

Mercosur moves from parliament to court

Mercosur moves from parliament to court

Mercosur moves from parliament to court

NEWS 23 January 2026

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Mercosur deal put on ice

Mercosur deal put on ice

European Parliament vote means trade deal is delayed for up to two years and possibly derailed completely.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Mercosur trade deal referred to EU court

Mercosur trade deal referred to EU court

MEPs vote to refer the EU-Mercosur trade deal to the European Court of Justice.

NEWS 21 January 2026

European Parliament votes on Mercosur

European Parliament votes on Mercosur

'Now we are dependent on the computer and what happens in Europe.' - Martin E Dunne, High Meadow, Clonard, Mountrath, Portlaoise, Co Laois.

VIEWPOINTS 21 January 2026

Trump upends global order, again

Trump upends global order, again

The US president’s Greenland fixation risks scuppering the EU-US framework trade deal.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Editorial: what now for Mercosur trade deal?

Editorial: what now for Mercosur trade deal?

There are also rumblings of unrest around the new safeguards, with Argentinian president Javier Milei warning Europe not to meddle with the safeguards or quotas in relation to the deal.

VIEWPOINTS 21 January 2026

Four Irish MEPs vote against referring Mercosur to EU court

Four Irish MEPs vote against referring Mercosur to EU court

Maria Walsh, Seán Kelly, Regina Doherty and Barry Andrews all voted no to referring the Mercosur trade deal to the ECJ, which could delay it for up to two years.

NEWS 21 January 2026

European Parliament vote to delay Mercosur welcomed across the board

European Parliament vote to delay Mercosur welcomed across the board

The Parliament voted by 334 votes to 324 this Wednesday lunchtime to refer the deal to the ECJ, a move which could delay ratification or derail it completely.

NEWS 21 January 2026

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