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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Visit of Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal to Brussels, 27\u201328 October 2025
<\/span> <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n Posted On: 26 OCT 2025 2:17PM by PIB Delhi <\/p>\n
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Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, will visit Brussels, Belgium on 27\u201328 October 2025, to hold high-level discussions with H.E. Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d, Executive Vice-President and European Commissioner for Trade of the European Union.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe visit comes at a crucial stage in the ongoing India\u2013EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, as both sides intensify efforts to conclude a comprehensive, balanced, and mutually beneficial trade agreement at the earliest. Building on the momentum generated by the 14th round of negotiations held earlier this month, the Minister\u2019s visit aims to provide strategic direction and political impetus to the talks.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nDiscussions are expected to cover key areas of the proposed FTA, including market access, non-tariff measures, and regulatory cooperation. The visit will also serve to review progress achieved so far and to identify areas requiring further convergence.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nMinister Goyal\u2019s engagements in Brussels will include a bilateral meeting with Commissioner \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d followed by a working dinner, where both leaders are expected to reaffirm the shared ambition to strengthen the India\u2013EU trade and economic partnership.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThis visit takes place against the backdrop of the India\u2013EU partnership gaining renewed strategic depth following the meeting between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and European Commission President H.E. Ursula von der Leyen earlier this year. The two leaders had underscored the importance of a future-ready trade relationship that advances prosperity, sustainability, and innovation on both sides.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nMinister Goyal\u2019s visit to Brussels thus marks an important step in translating that shared vision into concrete outcomes. It reflects India\u2019s steadfast commitment to deepening engagement with the European Union \u2014 one of its largest trading partners \u2014 and to advancing an agreement that contributes to resilient supply chains, sustainable growth, and a rules-based global trading system.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n***<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nAbhishek Dayal\/ Abhijith Narayanan\/ Ishita Biswas <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n(Release ID: 2182607)<\/span>
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The visit comes at a crucial stage in the ongoing India\u2013EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, as both sides intensify efforts to conclude a comprehensive, balanced, and mutually beneficial trade agreement at the earliest. Building on the momentum generated by the 14th round of negotiations held earlier this month, the Minister\u2019s visit aims to provide strategic direction and political impetus to the talks.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Discussions are expected to cover key areas of the proposed FTA, including market access, non-tariff measures, and regulatory cooperation. The visit will also serve to review progress achieved so far and to identify areas requiring further convergence.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Minister Goyal\u2019s engagements in Brussels will include a bilateral meeting with Commissioner \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d followed by a working dinner, where both leaders are expected to reaffirm the shared ambition to strengthen the India\u2013EU trade and economic partnership.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n This visit takes place against the backdrop of the India\u2013EU partnership gaining renewed strategic depth following the meeting between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and European Commission President H.E. Ursula von der Leyen earlier this year. The two leaders had underscored the importance of a future-ready trade relationship that advances prosperity, sustainability, and innovation on both sides.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Minister Goyal\u2019s visit to Brussels thus marks an important step in translating that shared vision into concrete outcomes. It reflects India\u2019s steadfast commitment to deepening engagement with the European Union \u2014 one of its largest trading partners \u2014 and to advancing an agreement that contributes to resilient supply chains, sustainable growth, and a rules-based global trading system.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n ***<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Abhishek Dayal\/ Abhijith Narayanan\/ Ishita Biswas <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n (Release ID: 2182607)<\/span> Ministry of Commerce & Industry Visit of Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal to Brussels, 27\u201328 October 2025 Posted On: 26 OCT 2025 2:17PM by PIB Delhi Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, will visit Brussels, Belgium on 27\u201328 October 2025, to hold high-level discussions with H.E. Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-362727","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-others"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362727\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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