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UK’s experience offers EU a reality check as it seeks trade pact with India

By Oscar Pandiello ( May 9, 2025, 08:58 GMT | Comment) -- As Brussels pushes to finalize a free trade agreement with India, the UK-India deal announced this week offers the EU a reality check on where common ground might realistically lie. With negotiators under pressure to reach a compromise by year-end, a key question looms for the European Commission: Is it worth conceding on environmental standards to gain market access? With the bloc's carbon border tax and public procurement access on the table, the EU must now weigh what it’s willing to trade for a win.The EU's struggles to make progress on a trade deal with India may lead the bloc to consider whether it needs to recalibrate expectations and focus on what's achievable: market access....

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