Trade and Investment
India-European Union Free Trade Agreement
(India-EU FTA)
The EU relaunched the negotiations with India 17 June 2022
Sources:
Negotiations launched
Notified to the WTO
Notified to the WTO
- Early Notification
Members
- India
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Malta
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- Netherlands
Relevant Dates
- Negotiations launched
2007-06-28 - Proposed/Under consultation and study
2005-09-07 - Notified to the WTO
Early Notification 2007-06-28
News
- India’s textile exporters pin hopes on EU deal after US tariff blowThe Business Times29 Jan 2026
- EU, India successfully conclude major trade deal — New Delhi[, India]Manila Times27 Jan 2026
- 'Visit of EU leaders to India is at critical time,' says foreign affairs expertANI News25 Jan 2026
- India-EU [Free Trade Agreement] to unlock global markets and [technology] sharing, says [India's] Bharti Enterprises Vice-Chairman Rajan Bharti MittalANI News22 Jan 2026
Opinions and Editorials
- A preferential route: Effectiveness of FTAs in Indian exports The Economic Times4 May 2022
- A contemporary analysis of India - EU cooperation in counterterrorismA Pakistan News17 Jan 2022
- 'The European Union and India should sort out FTA negotiations'Deccan Herald9 Jan 2017
- ‘India, EU can gain from a more open trade regime in India’The Indian Express16 Feb 2015
Studies and Research
- The Rise of [People's Republic of] China and India: Blessing or Curse for the Advanced Countries?L. StraccaEuropa1 Dec 2013
- Trade invaders: How big business is driving the EU-India free trade negotiationsCorporate Europe Observatory1 Sep 2010
- Negotiation of a free trade agreement European Union-India: will India accept Trips-plus protection?Correa, Carlos M.Oxfam1 Jun 2009
- Trade sustainability impact assessment for the FTA between the EU and the Republic of IndiaEuropa18 May 2009
