- Negotiations
The European Union and India launched negotiations on a bilateral free trade and investment agreement in June 2007. However, between the governments, a number of controversies have been plaguing the talks. Delhi wants Brussels to relax its stringent food safety criteria which penalise Indian farm and fishery exports and to make it easier for Indian professionals to work in the EU. Europe is primarily out to win major openings of India’s services sector and broad liberalisation of foreign investment, while India does not want to discuss allowing European firms to compete in India’s government procurement market.
Indian social movements, including fisherfolk and labour unions, people living with HIV/AIDS and other health activists have been mobilizing against the FTA. International actions and campaigns have particularly targeted the proposed intellectual property provisions of the agreement, and the impact of the FTA on access to medicines.
last update: May 2012
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19-Mar-2013
A mass rally cum public meeting protesting against the proposed India- EU FTA was held today at Kumbi in Bishnupur district, said a release of United Community Development Platform, Moirang.
14-Mar-2013
AHRC
The Asian Human Rights Commission has issued an urgent appeal to support protestors against the EU-India FTA and needs your help
12-Mar-2013
LiveMint
The much-delayed free trade agreement between India and the European Union may finally get through if the government is able to amend the law to allow greater foreign investment in Indian insurance firms.
11-Mar-2013
DNP+
Civil society and PLHIV networks across the world need to support us
in this unequal and conclusive battle against the unfair demands of
the European Commission on IP enforcement and investment standards.
26-Feb-2013
e-Pao.net
A public rally-cum-public meeting against the European Union-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was organized at Namoi Khun yesterday wherein hundreds of people took part.
20-Feb-2013
India Tuesday sought Britain’s support for early conclusion of its much-discussed free trade deal with the European Union.
14-Feb-2013
Negotiations for the India-EU Free Trade agreement may conclude by April this year, moving a step closer to sealing of the pact that is expected to boost trade and investment.
14-Feb-2013
IANS
France will support India on its negotiations with the EU on clinching a free trade agreement, President Francois Hollande said in New Delhi Thursday, stressing that French companies should have greater access to the Indian market as a result.
28-Jan-2013
Germany and India are hoping for quick progress in talks on a free-trade deal between New Delhi and the European Union, their foreign ministers said today.
20-Jan-2013
Luxury carmaker Mercedes Benz India said it supports industry body SIAM’s position on not including automobile sector in the proposed free trade agreement with European Union.
