Ireland’s vote against the Mercosur trade deal was isolationist and based on unwarranted fears, the European Commission’s second most powerful politician has said. Teresa Ribera, the commission’s ...

Irish MEPs have told Agriland how they intend to vote when the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement comes before the European Parliament.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is to be asked to give its legal opinion on the controversial EU-Mercosur deal.