16/07/2026
The third EU-India Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in Brussels was a strategic power meeting to accelerate collaboration on trade and technologies shaping our future. From electric vehicles to AI, semiconductors to startups, this partnership is set to unlock new opportunities for businesses, researchers, and entrepreneurs on both sides.
Five big outcomes from the EU-India TTC
· Formal negotiations on India's association to EU’s flagship research programme, Horizon Europe, to start with the aim of locking it before end of 2026
· Establishing the first EU-India Innovation Hub on electric vehicle charging technologies and testing.
· Launching an EU-India Startup Partnership focused on deep tech clean technologies.
· Stepping up cooperation on semiconductors, high-performance computing, quantum technologies, artificial intelligence and 6G.
· Strengthening work on resilient value chains in agri-food, active pharmaceutical ingredients and clean energy technologies.
The European Union delegation was led by Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, Maroš Šefčovič, Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, and Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation. The meeting was co-chaired on the Indian side by Dr S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister, Piyush Goyal, Commerce and Industry Minister, and Jitin Prasada, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology.
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