The most powerful state of the EU, Germany, believes that the deadline for the end of 2025 for the India-EU FTAPotentially the biggest agreement of the genre in the world, can be respected, leading to an agreement that would change the situation for many of its industries while attracting more investments in India. In an interview with you, German ambassador Philip Ackermann said the last round of the ALE talks, held after the visit of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen last month during which the deadline was announced, was “quite fruitful and better than the previous towers”.
While the Chancellor Pending Friedrich Merz seeks to preside over a “sea change” in German security policy, avoiding long-standing austerity measures to considerably stimulate defense expenses in the midst of fears of an American retirement, the ambassador excluded any dilution of the Berlin region by the Indo-Pacific military exercises. The conservative chief, who should be elected chancellor next month when a new coalition government takes over, is looking for a stronger European accent on the defense and “independence” of America by Donald Trump.
“Ale’s progress has been one of the substantial results of the European Commission president’s visit. The end date of 2025 now seems possible. believe that this would change important parts of our economy, “said Ackermann.
Asked about Indo-Pacific and Indian links under Merz, the ambassador said that Germany was very clear that Indo-Pacific is an important area for security and trade in which India has proven to be a very good partner. “We think in the same direction, and you can be sure that Germany will continue to engage in Indo-Pacific. As you saw last year with the exercise of Tarang Shakti Air. Germany will continue to get closer to European security, American partners and Indian partners. India with the common navy and the air force exercises is closer to European continuity and the armed forces of India, “added to Ackermann,” Ackermann, adding a continuous permanity in the germal police “. The document of India will prevail.
Asked about Trump’s indifference in Europe and the contradictory signals on NATO, the ambassador said that there was a clear signal from Washington that he would like to see European countries spend more in defense, but that the European-American alliance has not added an imminent danger. Describing Merz as a Transatlantician, Ackermann said that the new government will make a lot of effort to keep this significant alliance.
“Outside Europe, America is our nearest ally and we do not see that changing quickly. Ukraine?
By supporting all the efforts to end the war, he said that Russia had hardly accepted the cease-fire proposal and that it is important to understand that there can be peace without Ukraine. “And I think the Americans also understand that because they involved Ukraine in the last talks of Djeddah ”, said Ackermann.
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