Following the EU-India Summit (see EUROPE 13590/1), the EU is continuing its involvement in the country, in particular by organising a technical workshop on Wednesday 19 March on preventing and combating violent extremism, and by launching the EU-India project on resource efficiency and the circular economy in the state of Tamil Nadu.
The first event, organised in cooperation with the Dutch embassy, took place on the fringes of the Raisina dialogue, India’s annual conference on geopolitics and geo-economics.
It brought together counter-terrorism experts and high-level representatives of security agencies and political institutions from the EU and India to discuss the prevention, de-radicalisation and reintegration of violent extremists.
Maciej Stadejek, Director of Security and Defence Policy at the European External Action Service (EEAS), hopes that by sharing the EU’s approaches, “we will be able to strengthen our commitment to working with India in the fight against terrorism and the prevention of violent extremism”.
The workshop forms part of the EU’s strategy for the Indo-Pacific region and builds on the EU’s and India's current commitment to the fight against terrorism under the ESIWA+ project (Enhancing Security Cooperation in and with Asia).
Circular economy. The EU-India Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Initiative (EU-I RECEI) was also launched on 19 March in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, at a multi-stakeholder workshop.
This project, jointly funded by the EU and the German Ministry for the Environment (BMUV), aims to strengthen circular economy practices in the plastics and textiles sector by promoting recycled content, reuse and alternatives to plastic.
The initiative supports sustainable business models, promotes partnerships between the EU and Indian SMEs and contributes to environmental protection, job creation and economic opportunities through circular solutions. (Original version in French by Pauline Denys)