The Council of Ministers of the EU is unsure if there would be a majority in the qualified majority voting (QMV) system in the EU in relation to the proposed Mercosur trade deal.

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Helen McEntee was speaking in Brussels today (Monday, December 15) just after France announced that it was a vote on the Mercosur trade deal pushed back.

The deal would see Mercosur countries such as Brazil and Uruguay remove import duties on 91% of EU goods.