Filip Olszówka
New Delhi is closer to Warsaw: How will Polish companies benefit from the EU’s strategic alliance with India?
For years the EU and India sought to work out a comprehensive trade agreement. The first round of negotiations was launched in 2007, but talks broke off in 2013 when the parties failed to agree on key regulatory areas, particularly involving the automotive sector. After an impasse of nearly a decade, negotiations on a free-trade agreement were resumed in 2022 and completed on 27 January 2026 in New Delhi.
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement and access to the public procurement market
Relations between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) are entering a new phase. On Friday, 9 January 2026, despite opposition by members including Poland and France, the EU member states approved a trade agreement with Mercosur which had been negotiated for many years. It is to be signed this coming Saturday, 17 January.
Cross-border litigation enters the digital era
Judicial cooperation between the member states in cross-border civil, commercial and criminal matters is vital for integration of European markets and creation of a space of freedom, security and justice within the European Union. To streamline access to justice, member states have implemented their own IT solutions, in turn creating a need to unify these systems at the EU level. This is the aim of the EU’s Digitalisation Regulation (2023/2844).
