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01/14/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/14/2026 04:41

President Costa to travel to India for a high-level summit on 27 January 2026 11:30 The President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of the European[...]

The President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will travel to India to represent the EU in the 16th EU-India Summit, scheduled to take place on 27 January.

The two Presidents will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi for a summit aimed at building on the EU-India strategic partnership and further strengthening collaboration across key policy areas. Trade, security and defence, the clean transition and people to people cooperation will top the agenda of the discussions.

India is a crucial partner for the EU. Together, we share the capacity and responsibility to protect the rules-based international order. This meeting will be a key opportunity to build on our partnership and drive progress in our cooperation.

António Costa, President of the European Council

As guests of honour, Presidents Costa and von der Leyen will also participate in India's 77th Republic Day Parade celebrations on 26 January. This will mark the first time the leaders of the European Union have attended Republic Day Parade celebrations as guests of honour, signalling the strengthening of the bilateral relationship between the EU and India.

In October 2025, the Council of the EU endorsed the new strategic EU-India agenda, and its objective of further developing EU-India ties. In so doing it placed specific focus on prosperity and sustainability, technology and innovation, security and defence, and connectivity and global issues.

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