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Icelandic voters have rejected a proposal to reopen negotiations on European Union membership, keeping the country outside the bloc for now.

On August 28, 2026, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar bid farewell to Hervé Delphin, the outgoing European Union Ambassador to India.

As multilateral efforts to liberalize trade have been increasingly failing, the European Union (EU) endeavours to identify strategic bilateral partnerships.

On 23 July 2026, the European Commission opened a major public consultation to evaluate its rules on exporting dual-use goods and technologies.

The India-European Union Free Trade Agreement is well on its way to being signed before the end of 2026.

The European Commission recently introduced a draft regulation that will change how organic products enter the European Union.

The world is switching to electric vehicles faster than ever, which means we are going to face a massive wave of used batteries soon.

Selling agricultural goods across borders is becoming a lot more digital. In January 2026, the European Union opened its new Electronic system for Agricultural Non-customs formalities, or ELAN, to non-EU countries on a voluntary basis.

To help local businesses navigate the European Union's upcoming carbon regulations, the Department of Commerce held a dedicated awareness session on August 18th in New Delhi.

EU and India concluded negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement and launched a Security and Defence Partnership as part of the wider Towards 2030 strategic agenda.

The Coffee Board of India is currently urging local growers to register on the India Coffee App. This is to align India's agricultural exports with the new European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

Whether you are a consumer grabbing a takeaway coffee in Europe or an Indian business exporting goods to the Single Market, the packaging you handle is changing. As of 12 August 2026, the European Union's updated Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation is officially in effect

On 27 January 2026, the European Union and India signed their first-ever Security and Defence Partnership during the EU–India Summit in New Delhi. The new agreement commits both sides to deepen cooperation across a wide range of areas – and notably includes collaboration on “defence industry-related matters.”

The European Commission has opened a €9.976 million funding call to strengthen the role of civil society organisations (CSOs) in India, including their participation in EU–India policy dialogue, climate action, sustainable development and sustainable value chains. The call, titled “India – Civil society contribution to policy dialogue, climate action and sustainable value chains”, is being implemented under the EU’s civil society support framework and carries the reference...

In January 2026, a landmark trade agreement was signed between India and the European Union, introducing groundbreaking mobility provisions designed to integrate education and employment frameworks.

At the 7th EU India Leaders Conference organised by Europe India Centre for Business and Industry at the European Parliament on 9 June 2026, Cristian Terheș, Member of the European Parliament (ECR Group, Romania) and Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, delivered one of the conference's most infrastructure-focused interventions.

The finalisation of the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement in January 2026 represents a truly transformative milestone for bilateral economic relations. By paving the way for immediate zero-duty access for Indian textiles, the pact unlocks a tremendous sourcing opportunity.

India's clean energy sector is hitting a major milestone as Tata Power gets ready to send its first shipments of solar equipment to Europe.

When India and the United Kingdom (UK) signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)—flanked by the ambitious India-UK Vision 2035—the official declarations were full of the usual diplomatic shorthand: bilateral trade targets, tariff line cuts, and strategic alignment.

The first commercial batch of tariff-free Scottish salmon has landed in India, marking a tangible early win for bilateral trade between the two nations.