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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal volition sojourn Brussels aboriginal this period to springiness an impetus to the ongoing negotiations for a escaped commercialized statement betwixt India and the European Union, an authoritative said connected Saturday (October 18, 2025).
The curate volition beryllium successful Europe to enactment successful the Berlin Global Dialogue, that volition beryllium held from October 23 to October 25, the authoritative said.
After that, commercialized talks with the E.U. volition beryllium held successful Brussels. He volition conscionable E.U. Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic.
Mr. Goyal's sojourn follows the decision of the 14th circular of talks betwixt the 2 sides from October 6 to October 10.
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal has besides held talks with European Commission (EC) Director General for Trade (DG-Trade) Sabine Weyand successful Brussels.
Engagements betwixt the 2 sides person accrued arsenic they person decided to reason the negotiations by December.
After his sojourn to Europe, Mr. Goyal volition sojourn New Zealand. Both countries launched negotiations connected a escaped commercialized statement successful March and person held 3 rounds of talks connected it.
In June 2022, India and the E.U. bloc resumed negotiations for a broad FTA, an concern extortion statement and a pact connected geographical indications aft a spread of implicit 8 years. It was stalled successful 2013 owed to differences connected the level of opening up markets.
India's bilateral commercialized successful goods with the E.U. was $136.53 cardinal successful 2024-25 (exports worthy $75.85 cardinal and imports worthy $60.68 billion), making it the largest trading spouse for goods.
The EU marketplace accounts for astir 17% of India's full exports, and the bloc's exports to India represent 9% of its full overseas shipments.
