Overview
- European Parliament President Roberta Metsola notified group leaders that the motion has been registered, with debate and a vote slated for next week in Strasbourg.
- The motion was filed by the right-wing Patrioten für Europa group, which argues the Mercosur agreement weakens EU standards and harms farmers.
- To succeed, the censure requires a two-thirds majority of votes cast, a bar previous efforts did not clear, including a 378–179 defeat in October.
- The scheduled vote will not stop the accord’s planned signing in Paraguay on Saturday, with Ursula von der Leyen and Council President António Costa due to attend.
- PfE includes lawmakers from France’s Rassemblement National and allies of Hungary’s governing party, linking the challenge to prominent national political forces.