Next round of talks on EU trade agreement in June, says Piyush Goyal

India and the EU agreed to resume negotiations for a balanced and comprehensive free trade and investment agreements in May last year

Discussions with the European Union (EU) regarding a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) are expected to pick up, with Parliamentarians from the trade bloc visiting the national capital to meet Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.

Last week, a team of officials led by Commerce Secretary BVR Subramanyan were also in Brussels to work out a framework for a trade agreement.

Goyal said interaction with Parliamentarians was good and the delegation showed a lot of “interest” in the deal. The minister hoped that negotiations will pick up faster. The minister also said India and EU have agreed to work out a full-fledged