Roundup: EU-Mercosur trade deal faces delay as EU lawmakers send it for judicial review
BRUSSELS, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- The European Parliament on Wednesday voted to refer the EU-Mercosur trade agreement to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for legal review, a move that could delay ratification and add uncertainty to the deal's implementation.
The vote was narrowly split, with 334 lawmakers in favor of seeking a legal assessment, 324 voting against and 11 abstaining.
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