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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday.

What was discussed?
As von der Leyen tweeted, the Commission was hoping to negotiate:
ambitious trade and investment agreements,
driving the digital revolution,
climate change,
energy transition.

The talks on these issues would probably culminate later in:
a free trade agreement, The two partners revived the talks on a comprehensive FTA last May;
an investment protection agreement and;
A geographical Indications agreement.

In the last decade, EU-India trade in goods has increased by 41 per cent and trade in services has increased by 76 per cent. The total value of EU-India trade in 2020 amounted to Euro 96 billion.

The EU is one of the largest investors in India accounting for 16 per cent of total investments received between 2015-20 (Euro 83 billion in 2000-2021).

The 4,500 European companies operating in India contribute to the creation of over 1.5 million direct and 5 million indirect jobs.

The EU-India Clean Energy and Climate Partnership holds out untapped potential to engage in areas such as smart grids or storage, clean energy financing or green hydrogen.

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