Just recently, Mercosur cleared the European Council, with 21 countries in favour, 1 abstention, and 5 against. It looked like Europe was finally moving forward on one of the biggest trade deals on the planet — at a moment when we urgently need to diversify away from the US. But in this video, I’ll explain why the European Parliament just voted to send the deal to the European Court of Justice, delaying it by up to 24 months. And I’ll also break down the controversial plan for “provisional application”, meaning parts of the deal could still start as early as March, even without the final court ruling or Parliament’s final vote. So yes: this is about Mercosur, but also about how Europe keeps tripping over itself at the worst possible time.