EU Commission says Mercosur delay means EU "weakening itself"

The European Union's parliament voted on Wednesday to refer a freshly signed trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur to the EU's top court, casting the hard-fought accord into legal limbo. The vote deals a blow to the European Commission, whose president Ursula von der Leyen had given a speech to parliament just hours earlier touting the "historic deal". FRANCE 24's Armen Georgian breaks it down for us.

EU Commission says Mercosur delay means EU "weakening itself"
The European Union's parliament voted on Wednesday to refer a freshly signed trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur to the EU's top court, casting the hard-fought accord into legal limbo. The vote deals a blow to the European Commission, whose president Ursula von der Leyen had given a speech to parliament just hours earlier touting the "historic deal". FRANCE 24's Armen Georgian breaks it down for us.