In a joint paper, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and the Confederation of Indian Industry, present a set of 9 actionable priorities to make the EU-India Free Trade Agreement commercially meaningful and future-ready for Indian and Swedish businesses, writes Asees Ahuja, Director EU Policy.
India and Sweden are both forward-looking, innovation-driven economies that value openness, sustainability, and technology-led growth. While differing in scale and context, both countries share a long-term outlook focused on competitiveness, skills, and global integration. Each has built a strong base in high-value sectors from clean energy and digital infrastructure to advanced manufacturing and life sciences, and both are investing heavily in their green and digital transitions. These shared priorities make them natural partners in shaping the ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations and the future of EU–India economic relations.
A business-friendly FTA between India and the EU presents an opportunity to reduce existing barriers to trade and investment, provide greater legal and regulatory certainty and facilitate deeper collaboration in strategically important sectors. It can also anchor broader supply chain resilience and sustainability efforts between Sweden and India and across Europe.
The joint paper was presented at the Sweden-India High-Level Trade and Investment Policy Forum hosted by the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise. The Initiative was received by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Piyush Goyal and the Minister of International Development Cooperation of Sweden, Mr. Benjamin Dousa. You can read more about the event here (in swedish).
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