How parliaments are shaping the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement

National and subnational parliaments are increasingly taking up a role in regional trade negotiations, which has implications for the final negotiation outcomes. The parliamentary engagement with the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement may be a deciding factor in the agreement's future.

In Episode 4, the External is joined by Bruno Luciano from the Université libre de Bruxelles and Cairo Junqueira of the Federal University of Sergipe to discuss their recent article "Beyond parliamentary ratification: the role of national and subnational parliaments in EU-Mercosur trade negotiations" in the Journal of European Integration.