The EU and India announced on Saturday, at a dedicated summit, that they would resume negotiations on a free trade agreement concluded in 2013. The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, welcomed the opening of an “
important new chapter
”.
Concretely, the discussions will focus on three main distinct areas: trade therefore, but also the protection of investments and geographical indications.
In addition, there is a plethora of other subjects ranging from student exchanges to air transport and of course health.
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It is therefore indeed a strong partnership that we are talking about.
Proof of its importance, the Twenty-Seven took part in this EU-India summit.
Which was not the case in previous editions.
At the end of the summit, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, indicated that the three negotiations - trade, investments and geographical indications - would be carried out in parallel.
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