India-EU FTA: 'Mixed Competence' Strategy to Fast-Track Deal, Bypass 27 Parliaments
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Firstpost•27-01-2026, 13:06
India-EU FTA: 'Mixed Competence' Strategy to Fast-Track Deal, Bypass 27 Parliaments
- •The India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is leveraging a legal distinction called "mixed competence" to speed up its implementation.
- •By structuring the deal as an "EU-only" agreement, focusing on areas of exclusive EU authority like tariffs and digital trade, it avoids requiring ratification by all 27 individual EU member state parliaments.
- •Typically, "mixed competence" deals, covering both EU and national jurisdictions, face lengthy bureaucratic hurdles and can be blocked by a single member state, as seen with the EU-Canada deal.
- •This streamlined approach means approval from the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union will suffice for implementation.
- •Both India and the EU prioritize speed and certainty, aiming to diversify supply chains and reduce economic dependence on China, despite potential limitations in scope like investment arbitration.
Why It Matters: India-EU FTA uses 'mixed competence' strategy to bypass member state ratification, accelerating implementation.
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