Home breadcru News breadcru Policy breadcru Italy backs fast-tracking EU-India FTA: Deputy PM Antonio Tajani

Italy backs fast-tracking EU-India FTA: Deputy PM Antonio Tajani

27 Sep '25
1 min read
Italy backs fast-tracking EU-India FTA: Deputy PM Antonio Tajani
Pic: Shutterstock

Insights

  • Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani recently met Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York and expressed his country's commitment to the finalisation of the India-EU FTA.
  • In a post on X, Tajani termed the meeting 'important' and said he would be visiting India in the coming months.
Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani recently met Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York and expressed his country’s commitment to the finalisation of the India-European Union (EU) free trade agreement (FTA).

In a post on X, Tajani termed the meeting ‘important’ and said he would be visiting India in the coming months.

"In New York, I also had important meetings with the Indian Foreign Minister @DrSJaishankar and the Commerce Minister @PiyushGoyal," wrote Tajani.

"Italy and India share a strategic political and economic partnership that we intend to strengthen with my further visit to India in the coming months," he added.

"I confirmed Italy's support for a rapid finalisation of the Free Trade Agreement," he concluded.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (DS)

Get Free Weekly Market Insights Newsletter

Receive daily prices and market insights straight to your inbox. Subscribe to AlchemPro Weekly!