India and the EU relaunched talks on a long-pending free trade agreement in 2021, but issues like market access for products such as cars and alcoholic beverages have been sticking points. The next round of negotiations is set to take place in March.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Friday the European Union and India will work to finalize a free-trade agreement in 2025.

The European Union is going to strengthen its commercial relationship with India and is planning on closing on a free trade agreement by the end of 2025, according to what European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said during a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

Its their first commitment to a deadline on talks that have been going for years, as they look to soften the effect of tariff increases from the US.

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen said EU and India were pushing to get a free trade agreement during this year. "I am well aware it will not be easy. But I also know that timing and determination counts," von der Leyen said in Delhi, adding that such an agreement would be the largest deal of this kind anywhere in the world.

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After years of negotiations for an India-EU free trade agreement (FTA), PM Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen finally set a deadline - end of this year - for a balanced,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday agreed to seal a much-awaited free trade deal by this year and boost technology and defence cooperation --

By the end of the year, the European Commission plans to finalize a free trade agreement with India. The EU also aims to strengthen cooperation with Delhi in the technology, defense, and security sectors,