The European Parliament will vote in plenary session in Strasbourg on Tuesday 20 January on applying an accelerated procedure to approve a €90 billion European Union loan to Ukraine for 2026–2027.

The trade deal between the European Union and Latin American bloc Mercosur approved by EU governments on Friday can be applied before the European Parliament approves it, Reuters reported, citing EU Commission spokesperson Olof Gill on Monday.

President Nikos Christodoulides is to address the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, outlining the Cypriot government’s priorities for its six-month term as the holder of the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency.

On Tuesday, January 20, the European Parliament at a plenary session in Strasbourg will vote on an accelerated procedure for granting Ukraine a 90 billion euro loan from the European Union in 2026-2027. This was reported to the correspondent of "European Pravda" by the press service of the European Parliament.

The Mercosur deal will now need to be ratified by a majority of MEPs in the European Parliament, where voting coalitions have become much more volatile and unpredictable. Irish whiskey and dairy, the Republic’s big pharmaceutical industry, and other Irish businesses would be expected to benefit from easier access to the South American market.

The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries formally signed a long-sought free trade agreement on Saturday, strengthening commercial ties in the face of rising protectionism and trade tensions around the world.

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