Name: EU lawmakers vote to launch legal challenge to Mercosur trade deal | REUTERS
Uploaded: 2026-01-21T16:58:48.000Z
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The European Union's trade deal with South America faces a hitch.

歐洲聯盟與南美洲的貿易協議面臨阻礙。

EU lawmakers voted Wednesday to challenge the agreement in the blocked top court.

歐盟議員週三投票決定，要在被阻擋的最高法院挑戰這項協議。

The move could delay the deal by two years and even derail it.

此舉可能會讓協議延宕兩年，甚至胎死腹中。

The EU signed its largest ever trade pact with MERCOSUR members Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay on Saturday, although it still needs approval before it can take effect.

歐盟週六與南美共同市場成員國阿根廷、巴西、巴拉圭和烏拉圭簽署了史上規模最大的貿易協定，不過協議還需要準許才能生效。

France is the EU's largest agricultural producer and leads opponents to the deal.

法國是歐盟最大的農產品生產國，也是這項協議的主要反對者。

They argue it will raise imports of cheap beef, sugar and poultry.

他們認為這會增加廉價牛肉、糖和家禽的進口。

They fear this would undercut domestic farmers who staged protests.

他們擔心這會損害發起抗議的國內農民。

A group of lawmakers put forward a parliamentary motion Wednesday.

一群議員週三提出了一項國會動議。

It aims to ask the EU Court of Justice to rule on whether the agreement can be applied before full ratification by all member states.

動議旨在要求歐洲法院裁定，在所有會員國完全準許前，該協議是否可以適用。

And it wants to see whether its provisions restrict the EU's ability to see environmental and consumer health policies.

同時也想了解其條款是否限制了歐盟制定環保和消費者健康政策的能力。

The court often takes around two years to deliver such opinions.

法院通常需要兩年左右的時間才能做出這類意見。

The EU could still apply the pact provisionally, pending the ruling and parliamentary approval if referred to the court, but

歐盟仍可能暫時適用這項協議，等待裁決和若送交法院後的國會準許，但

it could be politically difficult given the likely backlash.

考量到可能的強烈反彈，這在政治上可能會很困難。

Supporters including Germany and Spain point to US President Donald Trump's disruption of global trade.

包括德國和西班牙在內的許多國家認為，美國總統唐納·川普擾亂了全球貿易。

They argue the deal is needed to offset business loss to US tariffs and to lower reliance on China by securing access to critical minerals.

他們認為這項協議有助於抵銷美國關稅造成的商業損失，並透過確保關鍵礦物的供應來降低對中國的依賴。