Von der Leyen activates provisional EU-Mercosur agreement despite legal challenge

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : "It also gives Europe a strategic first-mover advantage in a world of fierce competition," she added, against the backdrop of EU efforts to diversify its trading partners amid growing geo-economic tensions.
60% : "The Commission will continue to work closely with all EU institutions to ensure a smooth and transparent process," she told reporters.
49% : "Today, the EU is sending a clear signal to our international partners, our businesses, and our citizens," said German MEP Manfred Weber, chairman of the largest group in parliament, the European People's Party, adding: "This will allow us to reap the benefits of free trade and international partnership, while the European Parliament has the final say on ratification.
47% : Negotiated over 25 years, the agreement provides for the creation of a free trade area between the EU and Latin America covering more than 700 million people, including Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
47% : French MEP Manon Aubry, co-chair of the Left group and a staunch opponent of the treaty, wrote on social network X: "The largest free trade agreement in history is therefore being implemented WITHOUT a vote by national parliaments, the European Parliament or an opinion from the EU Court of Justice."
46% : In January, however, opponents of the deal gathered a majority to refer it to the Court of Justice of the European Union, which effectively froze the procedure.

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