MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Commission participation in Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) meeting on an EU-Mercosur trade agreement – P-002758/2024(ASW)

The Commission briefed the Honourable Members of the International Trade C ommittee (INTA) on the state of play of EU-Mercosur negotiations as it regularly does any time it is invited to participate in such meetings. The modalities of such participation fall under the remit of the INTA Secretariat.

Transparency towards the European Parliament is and will remain a priority for the Commission, notably as regards the Mercosur Agreement.

In the past legislature (2019-2024), the Commission informed the European Parliament on these negotiations on a regular and frequent basis, namely at 14 monitoring groups and two technical briefings and provided the state of play in 10 committees or delegation meetings other than INTA.

The Commission also held at least 40 bilateral meetings with individual Members of the European Parliament or with political groups.