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European Union leaders will hold an emergency meeting in Brussels on Thursday to decide how to respond to US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on several European countries.EU ambassadors met on Sunday and broadly agreed on a bilateral approach. This includes intensifying diplomatic efforts to discourage Washington from proceeding with the tariffs,…
India and the European Union moved their proposed Free Trade Agreement discussions forward during Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal’s two-day visit to Brussels, which ended on January 9.Goyal was in the Belgian capital on January 8 and 9, where he held multiple high-level meetings with EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros…
File photo: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal with European Union commissioner for trade and economic security Maros Sefcovic NEW DELHI: India and the European Union (EU) will hold ministerial-level discussions on January 8-9 in Brussels to bridge differences in the proposed free trade agreement and push for an early conclusion of negotiations, an official…
File photo: Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal (Picture credit: PTI) Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will travel to Brussels this week for high-level discussions with the European Union on the long-pending India-EU free trade agreement, with negotiations now in their final and most challenging phase.According to an official, Goyal will be…
France’s last-minute opposition and mounting farmer protests are threatening to derail the European Union’s long-delayed free-trade agreement with South America’s Mercosur bloc, raising fresh doubts over whether the pact can be signed this year, AP reported.Angry European farmers, fearing cheaper agricultural imports and tougher competition, have taken to the streets in Brussels just as EU…
Piyush Goyal holds talks with EU Commissioner Maros Sefcovic on India-EU FTA negotiations The negotiating teams of India and the European Union are making significant progress on tariff-related issues, with an EU delegation set to visit New Delhi next week to further narrow gaps for an early conclusion of the proposed free trade agreement (FTA).Commerce…
Piyush Goyal to visit Brussels on October 27-28 for FTA talks NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will visit Brussels on Oct 27 for talks with his EU counterpart to give political impetus to the proposed trade pact, as the deadline to conclude negotiations nears. During the two-day visit, Goyal will meet executive…
Piyush Goyal to visit Brussels to boost negotiations Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will visit Brussels on October 27-28 to hold high-level talks with Maros Sefcovic, executive vice-president and European commissioner for trade of the European Union, as both sides intensify efforts to finalise the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA).The visit comes at…
File photo: Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal (Picture credit: PTI) Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday held discussions with EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic on outstanding issues regarding the proposed India-EU free trade agreement (FTA). The engagement comes ahead of Goyal’s scheduled visit to Brussels next week aimed at boosting ongoing negotiations.Goyal…
A cyberattack targeting a third-party service provider has disrupted check-in and boarding systems at several major European airports, including London’s Heathrow, Brussels, and Berlin, leading to widespread flight delays and cancellations, the operators confirmed on Saturday, reported news agency Reuters.According to Brussels airport, the cyberattack rendered automated check-in and boarding systems inoperable, forcing airlines to…
