Midlands MEP Questions Mercosur Court Delay

Ciaran Mullooly pressed Roberta Metsola over the postponed vote.

A Midlands MEP is challenging the European Parliament President's choice to stall a decision on a referral of the Mercosur trade agreement to the European Court of Justice. 

Ciaran Mullooly confronted Roberta Metsola for delaying a vote to seek a European Court of Justice opinion on the EU Mercosur trade deal. 

He insists that 145 MEPs have the right to request such a legal opinion under Parliament rules. 

President Metsola believes the court referral could go ahead in January. 

Mr Mullooly says that timeline will be too late: 

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