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Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA)

Reference: 2026/2560(RSP) Resolution on a topical subject
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 21 January 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Stage: Parliament’s position

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Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 21 Jan 2026 · Adopted
Versions: 3 versions

Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 21 Jan 2026 · Adopted
Versions: 3 versions

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Decisions in plenary, 1

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Date	Decision	Kind	Effect	Final vote
21 Jan 2026	Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA)	Resolutions	Adopted	334 for, 324 against, 11 abstained by roll call

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Voting grid of 2026/2560(RSP): one row per roll call, one column per group, then the result.
Vote	The Left	Greens	S&D	Renew	EPP	ECR	Patriots	ESN	Result
21 Jan 2026 Final vote on motion B10-0060/2026	For	For	Against	Divided	Against	Divided	For	For	Adopted334–324–11
21 Jan 2026 Final vote on motion B10-0061/2026	Divided	Against	Against	Against	Against	Divided	For	For	Rejected225–402–13

21 Jan 2026 Final vote on motion B10-0060/2026

Adopted 334–324–11

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

Against
Renew

Divided
EPP

Against
ECR

Divided
Patriots

For
ESN

For
21 Jan 2026 Final vote on motion B10-0061/2026

Rejected 225–402–13

The Left

Divided
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Divided
Patriots

For
ESN

For

Versions, 3

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

Adopted by Parliament21 Jan 2026

Adopted text TA10-0008/2026 TA-10-2026-0008

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Tabled for plenary14 Jan 2026

Motion for a resolution B10-0060/2026 B-10-2026-0060
Tabled for plenary14 Jan 2026

Motion for a resolution B10-0061/2026 B-10-2026-0061

Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Adopted text TA10-0008/2026: Parliament requests the Court of Justice to assess whether the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and Interim Trade Agreement comply with EU Treaties, citing concerns over their split, rebalancing mechanism, and precautionary principle.
Motion for a resolution B10-0060/2026: Parliament seeks an opinion from the Court of Justice on whether the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and Interim Trade Agreement are compatible with the Treaties, given concerns about their split and the rebalancing mechanism.
Motion for a resolution B10-0061/2026: Parliament seeks an opinion from the Court of Justice on whether the proposed EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement and Interim Trade Agreement are compatible with the Treaties, questioning the Commission's division of the original single agreement.

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What changed, 1

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Motion for a resolution B10-0060/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0008/2026

No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.

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Plenary stage 1 step · 21 Jan 2026

21 January 2026

Plenary vote

Sitting of 21 Jan 2026 Motion for a resolution B10-0060/2026 Motion for a resolution B10-0061/2026 Adopted text TA10-0008/2026

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Texts voted on

Text MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part, and the proposed Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part Motion for a resolution B10-0060/2026 21 Jan 2026

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-2560
Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL)
Data source: EP Open Data API: procedure record
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Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA)”. Dossier, 21 January 2026. procId 2026-2560, reference 2026/2560(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-2560 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2026%2F2560(RSP). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2026-2560 (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-dossier-2026-2560,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA)}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-01-21},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-2560}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-2560},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2026-2560, reference 2026/2560(RSP). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2026\%2F2560(RSP). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}