Council Decision (EU) 2026/1527 of 26 June 2026 authorising the opening of negotiations for an agreement between the Union and the Republic of India on the participation of the Republic of India in Union programmes and the association of the Republic of India to Pillar II of Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027)
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The opening of negotiations for an international agreement between the Union and the Republic of India on the participation of the Republic of India in Union programmes and the association of the Republic of India to Pillar II of Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) is hereby authorised.
The Commission is hereby nominated as the Union negotiator.
The negotiating directives set out in the addendum to this Decision are hereby addressed to the Commission.
The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the Asia-Oceania Working Party as regards matters related to the general conditions for the participation of the Republic of India in any Union programmes and with the Working Party on Research as regards matters related to the specific conditions for the participation of the Republic of India to Pillar II of Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027), which are hereby designated as the special committee provided for in Article 218(4) of the Treaty.
This Decision is addressed to the Commission.
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