Balgarianovinite.com The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament announced that the EU member states on Friday approved, by a majority, the agreement with the Mercosur countries of South America. The statement specifies that France, Poland, Ireland, Austria and Hungary voted against the agreement, while Belgium abstained. As of the late afternoon Bulgarian time on Friday, when the deadline for voting by written procedure expired, there was no official announcement from the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU.
According to the Greens, the measures envisaged to protect European farmers are insufficient and have not been accepted by the farmers themselves. The parliamentary group clarifies that, following Friday’s vote, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa may travel to Paraguay for an official ceremony on January 12 to mark the agreement.
The Greens stated that the vote shows contempt for farmers and the European democratic process. It is a denial of democracy that will be costly for taxpayers, as they will have to bear the expenses (losses and compensation related to the negative impact of the agreement, for example regarding jobs or health), the statement said.
The parliamentary group also reported that it has asked the European Parliament President and the European Commission to express disapproval of the Cypriot EU Presidency for the provisional entry into force of the agreement prior to a vote by MEPs. A call has been made for the EP President to put to a vote a resolution requesting an opinion from the European Court of Justice on the compatibility of the agreement with the European Treaties. Greens Announce Unofficially that EU Has Approved Mercosur Agreement despite Opposition 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-09 18:26:08 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law