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Interim trade deal applied — full agreement on CJEU holdhigh risk

EU–Mercosur Trade Agreement

The EU–Mercosur agreements were signed on 17 Jan 2026. The Interim Trade Agreement has applied provisionally since 1 May, but Parliament suspended consent to the full Partnership Agreement while the CJEU reviews its compatibility with EU law.

Editorial snapshot: 2026-09-13

7.2

/10 risk index

Stable

Baseline: 6.5 → Now: 7.2

Primary Law

1 instruments

AGREEMENT

EU–Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement

2026-02-27EUR-Lex

Stage:Provisionally applied since 1 May 2026

Tariff dismantling has started under the interim agreement. Full EMPA ratification remains paused after Parliament requested an Article 218(11) CJEU opinion on 21 Jan 2026.

Watch: CJEU opinion, followed by Parliament consent and national ratifications

Current Topic Updates

4 curated items

COMMENTARYNEW2026-09-01

Agricultural Safeguards Become the Ratification Pressure Point

Member-state support depends on whether the safeguard mechanism can respond quickly to import surges without reopening the full negotiated package.

European Commission DG TRADE

LAWNEW2026-08-21

Parliament Holds Full Mercosur Consent Pending CJEU Opinion

The interim trade pillar continues provisionally, while the full Partnership Agreement remains politically and legally constrained pending the Court opinion requested under Article 218(11).

European Parliament

LAWNEW2026-05-01

Interim Trade Agreement starts provisional application

The interim trade pillar entered provisional application while the full agreement remains subject to judicial and parliamentary scrutiny.

Access2Markets

LAWNEW2026-05-01

EU–Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement Enters Provisional Application

Tariff dismantling begins under the interim trade instrument; full agreement ratification remains separate and requires continued parliamentary and national scrutiny.

European Commission Access2Markets