Delegates from more than 35 countries and members of three major right-wing European parliamentary groups—the ECR, the PfE, and the EPP—are set to attend.
The European Parliament’s decision to refer the Mercosur agreement to the EU courts may ultimately pave the way for its provisional application—without safeguards.
The defection of Laurent Castillo would cut the French delegation inside the EPP to just five members and underline growing unrest over trade and leadership in Brussels.
