Piyush Goyal Holds Talks With EU Agriculture Commissioner, Eyes Deeper Agri Partnership
Piyush Goyal Holds Talks With EU Agriculture Commissioner, Eyes Deeper Agri Partnership Published By, Last Updated: July 15, 2026, 07:45 IST The meeting between the
Piyush Goyal Holds Talks With EU Agriculture Commissioner, Eyes Deeper Agri Partnership Published By, Last Updated: July 15, 2026, 07:45 IST The meeting between the global leaders comes as the India-EU FTA enters the legal scrubbing stage after negotiations concluded earlier this year. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal meets European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen. (Source: X) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday held talks with European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen, with the two leaders discussing ways to deepen India-European Union cooperation in the agri-food sector as the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) moves towards implementation. Sharing details of the meeting on X, Goyal said the discussions focused on strengthening agricultural ties by building resilient supply chains, improving food security and supporting sustainable growth. Held a fruitful meeting with Mr. Christophe Hansen, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food.Building on the successful conclusion of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement, we discussed avenues to further deepen our agricultural partnership by strengthening resilient… pic.twitter.com/nxqZwujeLp — Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) July 14, 2026 “Held a fruitful meeting with Mr Christophe Hansen, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food. Building on the successful conclusion of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement, we discussed avenues to further deepen our agricultural partnership by strengthening resilient agri-food value chains, enhancing food security, supporting farmers & promoting sustainable growth," he said.
Also Read: After Huddle With PM Modi, EU Chief Says India-EU’s ‘Mother Of All Deals’ Will Be Signed This Year The meeting comes as the India-EU FTA enters the legal scrubbing stage after negotiations concluded earlier this year. The agreement, which has been under negotiation for nearly two decades, is expected to become operational in the first quarter of 2027 following ratification by both sides. India-EU FTA’s Legal Scrubbing To Conclude In Two Weeks Speaking at the India-Spain Business Forum on July 13, Goyal had said the legal scrubbing process was expected to conclude within “another week or two" and expressed confidence that the agreement could become operational a few months after the India-UK FTA, which is set to take effect on July 15. “India-EU FTA legal scrubbing should be over in another week or two. Expectations are that we should be up and about operational a few months after the India-UK FTA, which gets operational on July 15," the minister said. He also described the India-EU pact as potentially the fastest European Union trade agreement to move from political agreement to implementation, saying it had secured political acceptance from all 27 EU member states. “At the political level, this is the only FTA that Europe has finalised that has gone through without any criticism from any of the member states.
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