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The vote to refer the EU's trade agreement with the South American Mercosur countries is a major setback for commission president Ursula von der Leyen (Photo: EP/Philippe Stirnweiss)

MEPs refer Mercosur deal to EU's top court in major blow to von der Leyen's trade agenda

MEPs inflicted a major defeat on the EU Commission’s trade agenda on Wednesday (21 January), after narrowly passing a resolution

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The vote to refer the EU's trade agreement with the South American Mercosur countries is a major setback for commission president Ursula von der Leyen (Photo: EP/Philippe Stirnweiss)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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