Why are we writing about this?
The agreement with Mercosur, an organization of South American countries, is to eliminate trade barriers for European companies, such as high customs duties; it also provides for the simplification of procedures for EU business and the abolition of regulations and technical standards that differ from international standards.
However, the most controversial part of the agreement remains that it opens the EU market to agricultural products from Mercosur. At the same time, imports of certain sensitive agricultural products, such as beef, ethanol, pork, honey, sugar and poultry, are to be limited.
What does the anonymous e-mail received by Krzysztof Hetman contain?
What actions did 145 MEPs take?
What are the controversies related to the agreement with Mercosur?
Why are MEPs outraged by the response to the motion?
What are the new reports on the case?
A group of 145 MEPs want to delay the entry into force of the EU agreement with Mercosur. They decided to challenge the agreement and refer it to the Court of Justice of the EU. They prepared an application. The one-sentence reply came from an anonymous e-mail, with no one signing on to the message that the request was “inadmissible.”
According to RMF FM, the editorial office received similar information, indicating that unagreed contracts cannot be challenged. The case sparked outrage among MEPs. – In this way, all standards on which work in the European Parliament is based are violated – Krzysztof Hetman told the station. He argues that this may be a way to stifle an initiative that could gain a majority during the vote. This will also eliminate the chances of delaying the entry into force of the agreement.
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