EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen.
ADVERTISEMENT
The expected publication of the Mercosur trade deal text next week will mean that the process for approving the deal is underway. After the deal was concluded last December, the text had to go through an administrative process of legal scrubbing and translation into member state languages.
That process is now complete and the text is ready for publication.
The first step of the approval process will be taken by the European Union Council of Ministers. There is still opposition to the deal among member states that could lead to a blocking minority in a Council vote. Denmark, which is for the Mercosur deal, will take over the EU presidency from the 1 July from Poland, which is more cautious about it.
ADVERTISEMENT
Despite different levels of opposition in members states, the thinking is that the Council will give its approval and the ratification process will move into the European Parliament in the autumn.
Register for free to read this story and our free stories.
This content is available to digital subscribers and loyalty code users only. Sign in to your account, use the code or subscribe to get unlimited access.
The reader loyalty code gives you full access to the site from when you enter it until the following Wednesday at 9pm. Find your unique code on the back page of Irish Country Living every week.
CODE ACCEPTED
You have full access to the site until next Wednesday at 9pm.
CODE NOT VALID
Please try again or contact support.
The expected publication of the Mercosur trade deal text next week will mean that the process for approving the deal is underway. After the deal was concluded last December, the text had to go through an administrative process of legal scrubbing and translation into member state languages.
That process is now complete and the text is ready for publication.
The first step of the approval process will be taken by the European Union Council of Ministers. There is still opposition to the deal among member states that could lead to a blocking minority in a Council vote. Denmark, which is for the Mercosur deal, will take over the EU presidency from the 1 July from Poland, which is more cautious about it.
Despite different levels of opposition in members states, the thinking is that the Council will give its approval and the ratification process will move into the European Parliament in the autumn.
If you would like to speak to a member of our team, please call us on 01-4199525.
Link sent to your email address
We have sent an email to your address. Please click on the link in this email to reset your password. If you can't find it in your inbox, please check your spam folder. If you can't find the email, please call us on 01-4199525.
ENTER YOUR LOYALTY CODE:
The reader loyalty code gives you full access to the site from when you enter it until the following Wednesday at 9pm. Find your unique code on the back page of Irish Country Living every week.
SHARING OPTIONS