{"id":14722,"date":"2026-01-28T11:11:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.htheoharis.gr\/?p=14722"},"modified":"2026-11-14T23:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T21:47:39","slug":"statement-by-the-deputy-minister-of-foreign-affairs-responsible-for-economic-diplomacy-and-extroversion-mr-harry-theoharis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.htheoharis.gr\/en\/statement-by-the-deputy-minister-of-foreign-affairs-responsible-for-economic-diplomacy-and-extroversion-mr-harry-theoharis\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for Economic Diplomacy and Extroversion, Mr. Harry Theoharis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union \u2013 India trade agreement is a strategic milestone at a time of intense geoeconomic realignment. In a world of increased uncertainty and fragmentation, Europe is consciously choosing the path of cooperation, diversification and an open economy with reliable partners.<\/p>\n<p>India, the fastest-growing major economy in the world, is a critical pillar of this strategy. The agreement creates one of the largest free trade areas in the world, reducing or eliminating tariffs on 90% of trade, enhancing predictability and substantially improving European businesses\u2019 access to a market of more than 1.4 billion consumers.<\/p>\n<p>For Greece, the agreement opens up new, tangible horizons. The agri-food sector, led by olive oil, quality foods and beverages, gains a competitive advantage in a rapidly expanding middle class. At the same time, opportunities are being created for Greek businesses in pharmaceuticals, shipping, the supply chain, energy and services.<\/p>\n<p>It is also of particular importance for small and medium-sized enterprises, as the reduction of trade barriers, greater transparency and institutional stability make access to a demanding but extremely dynamic market more feasible.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek Government firmly supports a European trade policy that strengthens competitiveness, protects high standards and turns geopolitical challenge into a development opportunity. The EU\u2013India agreement is not only about trade; it is about the future of European and Greek extroversion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union \u2013 India trade agreement is a strategic milestone at a time of intense geoeconomic realignment. In a world of increased uncertainty and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14273,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-deputy-minister-of-foreign-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.htheoharis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.htheoharis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.htheoharis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.htheoharis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.htheoharis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14722"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.htheoharis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14723,"href":"https:\/\/www.htheoharis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14722\/revisions\/14723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.htheoharis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.htheoharis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.htheoharis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.htheoharis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}