EU-India Summit
the Annual Summits are part of the general external policy of the European Union – the European Union holds annual summits with each key player around the world. The Summits are used to make a general assessment of relations and to establish new priorities for the coming year. They have notably given the impetus to create most of the bilateral bodies related to climate change and sustainable development.
The EU-India Summits are annual meetings, with agendas that cover many aspects of the cooperation between the European Union and India, including climate change and sustainable development.
The Joint Action Plan was recently revised during the 9th Summit held in Marseille, France, in September 2008: http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/india/sum09_08/joint_action_plan_2008_en.pdf
Joint Work Programme on energy, clean development and climate change: http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/india/sum09_08/climatechange_workprog_2008_en.pdf
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EU-India Troika Ministerial Meeting
On the same model as for the Summit, the European Union holds a Troika with each key player around the world as part of its general external policy. Together with the EU-India Summit, the Troika is the key institutional structure facilitating regular high level contact between India and the European Union.
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EU-India Science and Technology Steering Committee
The Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement signed on 23rd November 2001 began collaboration on science and technology between India and the EU. The agreement is implemented by the Directorate-General for Research for the European Commission and by the Department of Science and Technology for the Government of India. The Science and Technology Steering Cgathered for the first time in March 2004 and meets annually in order to implement the Agreement Their meetings decide on the focus areas of cooperation, establish EU-Indian funded work programmes and have organised several EU-India thematic workshops in areas such as materials research, transport research, health, biotechnology, climate change and the launch of a coordinated call for proposals.
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Civil Society Round Table
Defined as a “forum for civil society cooperation”, the Round Table deals with many topics likely to affect civil society in the European Union and India and is free to decide the agenda.
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EU-India Business Summit
annually brings together high-level business and political leaders from India and the EU, It is organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, the Federation of Indian Chambers committee of Commerce and Industry, and their European counterparts. Similar in nature to the Civil Society Round Table, the Business Summit is a forum for key Indian and European leaders where they can discuss and “understand the internalization processes and the dynamics of sector specific wants and needs of both the EU and India”.
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EU-India Initiative on Clean Development and Climate Change
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/india.htm
The Initiative was launched in 2005 during the 6th Summit in New Delhi. The focus is on voluntary practical measures, clean technology cooperation, the Clean Development Mechanism, adaptation and policy dialogue. The initiative has led to various workshops/seminars (for example on CDM and adaptation) and has set up a Joint Working Group on Environment between the European Commission and India. This joint working group takes place annually and exchanges information on environment policies, compares views on multilateral developments and aims to enhance the bilateral cooperation.
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European Parliament Delegation for Relations with India
The objective of the Delegation is to enhance political, economic and cultural relations with India, with a particular emphasis on parliamentary diplomacy. Climate change and sustainable development are not systematically debated but instead discussed when the political context is appropriate. Members debate current political events, report on other meetings/summits involving India and the EU and plan the visits of the Delegation to India.
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EU-India Energy Panel:
http://www.climatecommunity.org/documents/JAN2007-Minutes2ndmeetingWGonenergyefficiencyandrenewableenergiy.pdf
the India-EU Energy Panel has been created as the formal instrument of EU-India cooperation in the energy sector and its constitutive meeting was held in June 2005. Four working groups were established: Renewable energy/Energy efficiency; Coal/Clean coal technology; Fusion/ITER/Nuclear energy; Petroleum/Natural Gas.
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EU-India Joint Action Plan Support Facility Environment Component:
http://apsfenvironment.in/
The project aims to promote dialogue between India and Europe on sustainable development, to share lessons on managing the environment, and to assist in achieving improvements for environmental policy and regulatory capacity. The main project themes are: chemicals, waste, water, air and climate change. The purpose of the APSF Environment Component is: to improve sector policy analysis and knowledge to enhance mutual understanding and cooperation to enhance the regulatory function and institutional capacity of the Indian administration, and to enhance dialogue among civil society organizations
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Strategic partnership:
http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/external_relations/relations_with_third_countries/asia/r14100_en.htm
The Communication identifies the issues, opportunities and expectations in the field of international, economic and development policies between the EU and India. It suggests areas for future strategic cooperation and a streamlining of the institutional architecture.
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Franco-Indian working group on the environement
France and India have decided to create a Franco-Indian working group on the environment dealing namely with clean technology transfers and their financing. This working group, which is composed of representatives of the two States but also those from civil society (companies, NGOs), identify cooperative action for swift implementation, in particular in the areas of energy efficiency and energy-saving ; renewable energies ; hydrogen and fuel cells ; clean coal ; civilian nuclear energy, in conformity with the terms of the Joint Statement adopted this day ; conservation and sustainable management of forests, afforestation and reforestation, and soil management ; biodiversity ; health and environment.
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