MEPs’ assent is required for most of the international agreements which the EU enters into — a number of financial protocols with non-EU countries have been rejected by Parliament on human rights grounds.
Bíonn aontú na bhFeisirí Eorpacha de dhíth le haghaidh formhór na gcomhaontuithe idirnáisiúnta a dhéanann an AE – dhiúltaigh an Pharlaimint roinnt prótacal airgeadais le tíortha nach tíortha de chuid an AE iad ar fhorais chearta an duine.