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On the draft Council decision on the renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of India

Document ITRE-PR-775447 · 08080/2025 – C100095/2025 – 2025/0066(NLE)

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Report parliamentary committee draft ITRE-PR-775447
Date
2 July 2025
Committee
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Rapporteur
Borys Budka
Dossier
2025/0066(NLE)
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08080/2025 – C100095/2025 – 2025/0066(NLE)
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The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the renewal of the EU-India science and technology cooperation agreement for five more years, with unchanged substance.

Position. The rapporteur proposes that Parliament give its consent to the renewal of the agreement, as it is in the Union's interest.

Key points

  1. Parliament gives its consent to the renewal of the agreement.
  2. The renewed agreement will be identical in substance to the current one, extending the existing framework without creating new rights or obligations.
  3. Renewal enables continued collaboration in clean energy, health, AI, and sustainable development, with proven mutual benefits.
  4. The agreement supports EU interests, strengthens ties under the Trade and Technology Council, and boosts competitiveness through joint funding, shared research, and market access.

Who is affected

  • EU and Indian researchers and companies benefit from continued collaboration and market access.

Figures and deadlines

  • The agreement is renewed for a new period of five years.

Legal basis. Article 186 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

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Draft european parliament legislative resolution

(08080/2025 – C100095/2025 – 2025/0066(NLE))

(Consent)

The European Parliament,

–having regard to the draft Council decision (08080/2025),

–having regard to Council Decision 2002/648/EC of 25 June 2002 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of India,

–having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 186 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C10-0095/2025),

–having regard to Rule 107(1) and (4), and Rule 117(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A100000/2025),

1.Gives its consent to the renewal of the agreement;

2.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of India.

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Explanatory statement 3 blocks

Renewing the EU-India Science and Technology Agreement makes strong strategic sense. It enables continued collaboration in key areas like clean energy, health, AI, and sustainable development, with proven mutual benefits. The current cooperation has already led to major joint projects, strong researcher exchanges, and improves market access for EU companies. The Agreement supports EU interests, strengthens ties under the Trade and Technology Council, and boosts Europe's global competitiveness through joint funding, shared research, and market access to India.

The substance of the renewed Agreement will be identical to that of the current Agreement. It will not create new rights and obligations for the EU, but instead it will extend in time the existing framework between the Parties under the Agreement.

For the reasons stated above, the Rapporteur believes that it is in the Union’s interest to renew the ‘Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of India’ for a new period of five years.

Annex: entities or persons from whom the rapporteur has received input 1 block

The rapporteur declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not receive input from any entity or person to be mentioned in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.

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European Parliament (2025). “DRAFT RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of India”. Text, 2 July 2025. docId ITRE-PR-775447. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/ITRE-PR-775447 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/ITRE-PR-775447 (CC BY 4.0).
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  title = {{DRAFT RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of India}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-07-02},
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  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/ITRE-PR-775447},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
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