EU-India trade deal to lower food, drinks tariffs

The EU and India have concluded talks on a free-trade agreement that will see tariffs cut or removed on a range of food and drink products. In a statement today (27 January), the European Commission said the proposed deal was "the most ambitious trade opening that India has ever granted to a trade partner". Both countries began talks on a FTA nearly 20 years ago. The negotiations were paused in 2013 and resumed in 2022. "We have delivered the mother of all deals," European Commission President Von der ...