Mercosur, who are the 20 Italian MEPs who voted for the referral to the European Court of Justice
The decision came with 334 votes in favour, 324 against and 11 abstentions. The motion had been signed by around 150 parliamentarians from the Left, the Greens and the Liberals
Who are the Italian MEPs whose votes helped to stop the EU-Mercosur agreement by referring it to the European Court?
On Wednesday 21 January, the European Parliament decided to ask the European Court of Justice for a legal opinion on the partnership agreement signed last Saturday with Mercosur, the South American organisation. The decision came with 334 votes in favour, 324 against and 11 abstentions. The motion had been signed by around 150 parliamentarians from the left, the Greens and the Liberals.
The referral before the Community judiciary does not prevent the provisional application of the cartel, as it was decided earlier this month by the Council. However, this is not the first time this has happened. In the past, the Belgian government asked the Court for an opinion on the economic treaty with Canada, known by its English acronym Ceta.
League
Paolo Borchia; Susanna Ceccardi; Anna Maria Cisint; Silvia Sardone; Raffaele Stancanelli; Isabella Tovaglieri; Roberto Vannacci.
M5s
Giuseppe Antoci; Danilo Della Valle; Mario Furore; Carolina Morace; Valentina Palmisano; Gaetano Pedullà; Dario Tamburrano: Pasquale Tridico.
