Midlands MEP Slams EU Commission President Over Mercosur Trade Deal Push

The signing is delayed until 2026.

A Midlands MEP is accusing EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of an 'underhanded' last-minute move to push ahead with signing the Mercosur trade deal.

Ciaran Mullooly is calling on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to urgently intervene, saying the move undermines a collective decision by EU leaders to defer the signing.   

He claims the Commission is attempting to bypass Heads of State through a written procedure at ambassador level.

He wants Ireland to side with France and Italy, and says failure to oppose Mercosur would breach the Programme for Government and betray Irish farmers: 

  

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