EU court rejects Poland’s request to suspend implementation of Mercosur trade deal
The Court of Justice of the European Union has rejected a request from Poland to suspend the implementation of the EU’s recently launched free trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc of South American countries. The CJEU found that the Polish government had failed to prove its claims that the trade deal would cause serious harm […]
The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed a Polish request to halt the implementation of the EU's trade agreement with Mercosur, a bloc of South American nations. Poland argued that the deal would harm European farmers, consumers and the environment. However, the EU court found Poland had not provided sufficient evidence to demonstrate the potential for serious and irreversible damage.
Poland had previously attempted to block the agreement at the European Council, but failed. The provisional agreement went into effect on May 1, despite needing approval from the European Parliament and national parliaments.
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