A Clare MEP has raised concerns that the political procedures in place in the European Parliment could lead to the Mercosur trade deal coming to fruition.
Scarriff Independent MEP, Michael McNamara, has this week penned a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen requesting an end to the negotiations of the trade deal.
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Previous trade deals have required ratification from national parliments prior to being put before the European Commission, however moves have been made in recent years for deals to only need EU parliment approval.
McNamara says he is fearful that if the deal only requires ratification at an EU level, the chances of it coming into place are ‘substantially higher’.
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