http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/indian-economy-news/ SME News in Europe at http://smetimes.tradeindia.com en Copyright 2006 tradeindia.com. All Rights Reserved. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 helpdesk@tradeindia.com helpdesk@tradeindia.com perl XML::RSS version 1.59 https://tiimg.tistatic.com/tradeindia.com/2008/images/logo_white_bg.gif http://www.tradeindia.com/ 110 39 Tradeindia.com, India's larget B2B eMarketPlace http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/europe/2026/Jul/17/india-eu-fta.html Commerce and Industry Minister on Thursday met Finland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Riikka Purra, and discussed strengthening economic and financial cooperation, enhancing trade and investment ties, and expanding collaboration in digitalisation and emerging sectors. IANS story_id-286214 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/europe/2026/Jun/21/india-eu-fta.html India and the European Union (EU) are expected to sign their long-awaited free trade agreement (FTA) by December this year, with the pact likely to come into force by February-March 2027, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said on Sunday. IANS story_id-285431 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/europe/2026/May/21/FAO-2026-Agricola-Medal.html Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was conferred the 2026 Agricola Medal, the highest honour of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), on Wednesday dedicated the prestigious medal to the food providers of India. IANS story_id-284497 Thu, 21 May 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/europe/2026/Apr/30/putin-calls-for-nuclear-weapon-free-world.html Russia, as a responsible party to and one of the depositaries of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), strictly abides by the letter and spirit of the treaty, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an address to the 11th NPT Review Conference. IANS story_id-283913 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/europe/2026/Apr/09/india-sweeps-UN-elections.html India has swept unopposed the four elections to Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) bodies, with former senior diplomat Preeti Saran re-elected to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). <br> IANS story_id-283233 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/europe/2026/Mar/10/India-EFTA-TEPA.html The Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) has completed two years since its signing, with the government on Tuesday highlighted that the pact is strengthening cooperation in trade, investment, services and technology. <br> IANS story_id-282152 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/europe/2026/Feb/21/india-brazil-steel-supply.html India and Brazil on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in the field of mining and minerals required for the steel sector. IANS story_id-281602 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/europe/2026/Feb/12/india-russia-oil-buys.html The United States has claimed India has been “reducing” its purchases of Russian oil and diversifying energy imports, as lawmakers pressed the State Department on enforcement challenges tied to Moscow’s war in Ukraine. IANS story_id-281364 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/europe/2026/Jan/21/india-key-partner-uk-education.html India is a focus country in the UK’s new International Education Strategy, which aims to increase the value of Britain’s educational exports to 40 billion pounds a year by 2030. <br> IANS story_id-280726 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/europe/2025/Dec/24/russian-state-duma-speaker-blames-EU.html Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin on Tuesday blamed the European Union (EU), former US President Joe Biden and his supporters for the conflict in Ukraine, local media reported. <br> IANS story_id-279792 Wed, 24 Dec 2025