The ECJ review is likely to take more than 12 months, pushing back the timetable for ratification of the accord with the Mercosur bloc of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said his aim with a speech to the British Parliament on Tuesday was to “calm the waters,” after the transatlantic alliance was shaken by President Trump’s tariff threats as he aims to purchase Greenland and floats with using military power to take control of the Arctic territory.

The European Parliament is considering linking approval of a massive US trade deal to Donald Trump backing down from his threats to take over Greenland, putting further strain on an agreement already facing opposition.

The European Parliament has decided to have the contested EU free trade agreement with four countries from the Latin American Mercosur bloc reviewed by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). At a vote on Wednesday,

The signal comes a day before EU leaders meet to find ways to respond to President Donald Trump’s Greenland grab and tariff threats.

The EU Parliament referred the EU Mercosur trade deal to Europe’s top court, freezing approval amid legal disputes.

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The European Parliament voted in a plenary session on Wednesday to keep the current three-hour flight delay threshold for compensation in the EU's next set of airline passenger rights,

On 13 November 2025, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating mandate on the Omnibus I simplification package proposed by the European Commission in February 2025. The Omnibus simplification package aims to make substantive amendments to both the ...