Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, held a key meeting with European Union Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Maros Sefcovic, in Brussels to discuss the progress of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA).Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to concluding the long-awaited trade deal by the end of 2025. Goyal described the dialogue … Read more
New Delhi: India and the European Union (EU) are exploring the option of negotiating their free trade agreement (FTA) in phases amidst an uncertain global trade environment following imposition of sweeping tariffs by the US, an official said. India has followed the practice of negotiating such trade pacts in two phases with Australia. Negotiating the … Read more
The civil society, comprising farmers’ groups, trade unions, patient groups, traders, women’s rights organisations, academia and NGOs, on Friday opposed the proposed India-EU free trade agreement, the third round of whose negotiations concluded this week, citing adverse impact on farmers, fishers, patients, traders and New Delhi’s digital industrialisation strategy. Representatives of the the Forum for … Read more