European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU and India have agreed to push to get a long pending free trade agreement done this year
ByThe Associated Press
February 28, 2025, 3: 08 AM
NEW DELHI — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday said the EU and India have agreed to push to get a long-pending free trade agreement done this year and that the two sides will strengthen their partnership in the areas of trade, technology, connectivity and defense.
“It is time to be pragmatic and ambitious. And to realign our priorities for today’s realities,” von der Leyen said at an address to a think-tank in New Delhi. Her remarks came ahead of her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“You can count on my full commitment to make sure we can deliver,” she said, adding that the “free trade agreement between the EU and India would be the largest deal of this kind anywhere in the world.”
The European Commission chief is in India on a two-day visit from Thursday and is accompanied by top leaders of the EU member nations.
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