Overview
- Pedro Haces Barba said he proposed a plural commission in the Chamber of Deputies to monitor the T-MEC talks and is awaiting JUCOPO’s approval to convene it.
- Ricardo Monreal Ávila indicated the commission plan could win support in JUCOPO and noted Deputies can accompany the process even though the Senate ratifies treaties.
- Haces expressed confidence that Mexico will secure T-MEC ratification and praised President Claudia Sheinbaum’s stance of protecting national sovereignty.
- He described Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard as Mexico’s lead representative at the negotiating table for the upcoming negotiations.
- Haces said the government is preparing a commercial accord with the European Parliament to lift trade toward about $80 billion, and he backed the new cellphone registration law to deter extortion and safeguard data.