Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal is slated to visit Brussels, Belgium for a high-level dialogue.

• The dialogue with Maros Sefcovic, Commissioner of the European Commission for Trade and Economic Security, will have wide-ranging discussions on the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, the Trade and Technology Council framework and bilateral trade matters, according to Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
• This three-day visit from January 18-20 underlines the importance that India attaches to its trade and investment ties with the EU, one of its largest trading partners with bilateral trade estimated at over $180 billion in 2023-2024.
• The EU is also a significant source of foreign direct investment (FDI), with total FDI estimated at $117.34 billion.