“The visit of the whole college (commissioners) in India, above all, is a very strong political signal … We will really fill this strategic partnership with new areas of sectoral cooperation.”
In addition to the visit to the Commission in India, in pencil on February 27 and 28. The two parties will hold a meeting of their commercial and technological advice, a bilateral forum which addresses a range of political questions.
Von der Leyen announced Tuesday that the first big trip of his team since he was confirmed in December would be to the most populous nation in the world, presenting it as part of a push to expand the relations of the Union European while the protectionist Donald Trump returns to the White House and the relations between Brussels and Beijing Cool.
Von der Leyen and Šefčovič, one of his most reliable assistants, have won a series of recent trade victories – including a long -awaited agreement with the Mercosur group of South American nations, and upgrades to treat with Swiss and Mexico. In Asia-Pacific, the EU is also just Resumption of talks with Malaysia After an interruption of more than a decade.
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