Brussels, July 15 -- Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Wednesday described 2026 as a "historical year" in India-EU relations, hailing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as balanced and beneficial to both sides.

Following the conclusion of the third India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Ministerial Meeting in Brussels, Goyal said, "This is a historical year in the ties between the EU and India. We concluded the mother of all trade deals, as Her Excellency Von der Leyen called the EU-India free trade agreement."

"This free trade agreement is fair, equitable, and balanced, truly a win-win agreement for EU businesses in the EU, India businesses and the people of India," he said, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Mo...