From November 3rd to 7th, 2025, negotiations were held in New Delhi between the European Union (EU) and India regarding the proposed India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The aim is to advance negotiations towards a comprehensive, balanced, and mutually beneficial trade agreement, covering areas such as goods, services, investment, trade, sustainable development, rules of origin, and technical trade barriers. Commerce Secretary Shri Rajesh Agrawal and Director-General for Trade, European Commission Ms. Sabine Weyand, met on November 5-6, 2025, to review the progress. Both sides agreed to accelerate efforts to achieve a balanced trade agreement. India emphasized the need for clarity regarding EU regulatory measures like the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Both sides agreed to sustain the positive momentum and continue technical-level engagement. This reflects the strong commitment to deepen the India-EU partnership and finalize an ambitious agreement that fosters resilient, sustainable, and inclusive economic growth. This article was posted on November 7th, 2025, at 8:33 PM by PIB Delhi, and authored by Abhishek Dayal and Anushka Pandey. Visitor counter: 291.
Key Entities Referenced
India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA): Proposed trade agreement between India and the European Union, subject of ongoing negotiations.
European Union (EU): One party in the negotiation for the India-EU Free Trade Agreement.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry: The Indian ministry primarily responsible for negotiating trade agreements such as the India-EU FTA.
New Delhi: Location of the India-EU FTA negotiations.
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): EU regulatory measure that is part of the discussion during India-EU FTA negotiations.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
India–EU FTA Negotiations Held in New Delhi
from 3rd to 7th November 2025
Both sides reaffirm commitment to a comprehensive and
balanced trade agreement
Posted On: 07 NOV 2025 8:33PM by PIB Delhi
A senior team of negotiators from the European Union (EU) visited New Delhi from 3 to 7 November
2025 for negotiations with Indian counterparts on the proposed India–EU Free Trade Agreement
(FTA). The week-long discussions were part of ongoing efforts to advance negotiations towards a
comprehensive, balanced, and mutually beneficial trade agreement. The deliberations covered a wide
range of chapters, including goods, services, investment, trade, sustainable development, rules of
origin, and technical trade barriers.
As part of the negotiations, Commerce Secretary Shri Rajesh Agrawal held detailed meetings with
Director-General for Trade, European Commission Ms. Sabine Weyand, to take stock of the progress
achieved across negotiating tracks. The two-day stocktake meetings, held on 5–6 November 2025 in
New Delhi, reviewed key outstanding issues in the India–EU FTA negotiations. Both sides agreed to
further accelerate efforts towards achieving a balanced trade agreement.
The Commerce Secretary reaffirmed India’s commitment to achieving an outcome that promotes
economic growth and development while ensuring a fair and balanced distribution of benefits. He
also emphasized the need for clarity and predictability in the implementation of emerging EU
regulatory measures, including the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the proposed
new steel regulation.
Both sides noted with satisfaction the substantive progress made across several negotiating areas and
agreed to sustain the positive momentum. The discussions helped narrow divergences, and common
understanding was reached on many issues. The importance of continued technical-level engagement
in the coming weeks was underscored to bridge remaining gaps and work towards the shared
objective of concluding the India–EU FTA negotiations at the earliest.
The negotiations and stocktake meetings reflected the strong commitment on both sides to deepen the
India–EU partnership and to finalize an ambitious and forward-looking agreement that fosters
resilient, sustainable, and inclusive economic growth.
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