Foreword: H.E. Mr. Paul Steinmetz, The Luxembourg Ambassador, representing the EU Presidency in New Delhi (Jan-June 2005)
“Their cry for protection is there for all of us to hear. Governments will need to explain more convincingly that trade is not a zero-sum game. Selling textile products and IT services to Europe does allow India to finance its airplanes made in Europe.... Read the Note. 
  

The beginnings of a Union
Attempts to unify the disparate nations of Europe precede the modern nation-states and have occurred repeatedly throughout the history of Continental Europe since the collapse of the Mediterranean-centred Roman Empire.   Read the Article. 
 

The EU Constitution
Though the ratification process of the EU Constitution has suffered recent setbacks, it still holds the potential to make EU a cohesive political force in the near or distant future... Read the Article. 
 

EU & the world order: Perspectives & Strategies
Europe is returning to her glorious pre-World War II days, when it had a commanding position in the global politics and economy. The introduction of a single currency for the European Union states (euro), and the recent enlargement of the European Union are concrete steps in this direction...   Read the Article.

Face to Face
with Ambassador Francisco da Camara Gomes, Head of Delegation of the European Commission in India.   Read an interview.  
  

France rejects Chirac’s appeal
A French no to the EU Constitution has put its future in a quandry. This has been further supplemented by a Dutch ‘nee’. It leaves the EU’s political heavyweights with no option but to keep their fingers crossed...  Read the Article.

EU against global terror
Global terrorism is emerging as a great threat to humanity, which no country can independently tackle. Thus the role of EU becomes still more crucial in this respect...  Read the Article.     
  

EU’s Human Face: Global humanitarian aid 
EU’s response to the catastrophic tsunami
The delivery of aid in conflict zones is not an easy task. EU funded relief programmes include food security projects, water and sanitation infrastructures, provision of heath services as well as reintegration of former child soldiers into family and society...    Read the Article.   
   

Tsunami Response Very prompt, very efficient
In response to the urgent need to rehabilitate areas affected, EuropeAid prepared a specific Asia Pro Eco IIB Post Tsunami Programme. The Programme was to provide funds for partnerships and capacity building project proposals, which responded to the urgent need for reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in the affected regions of the Asian countries hit by the tidal wave.   Read the Article. 
  

Towards a multipolar world Contesting the hegemon
With the recent induction of 10 new states into its ambit, the EU is fast emerging as an alternative global power, thereby challenging the hegemony of the US... Read the Article.
  

The boundless solitude of the Lisbon Strategy
The Lisbon objectives aimed to render the European economy, based on knowledge, sustainable growth, full employment and social cohesion, the most competitive economy in the world within the decade 2000-2010.  Read the Article.  
 

Ambassador Eric Niehe in conversation with Sunil K Sukumaran, Editor, Diplomatist
“Better cooperation between the EU and India on a wide range of issues will be necessary to deal with the serious global challenges that we face today.”   Read an interview.  
  

Trade relationships and more 
EU is one of the major trading partners of India. Not only that, the potential of further growth in India-EU trade is enormous. However, many non-tariff barriers, which restrict India’s exports to the EU market, need to be addressed...  Read the Article.
  

EU-India: Education
Building on the varied experience of European Commission (EC)-India collaboration under the District Primary Education Programme (DPEP), the EC signed an agreement with the Government of India (GOI) in November 2001 to support the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme—the new national initiative for Universalisation of Elementary Education (UEE). Read the Article.
   

London Stock Exchange: Gateway for Indian issuers to global investors
Indian issuers get access to all European, Asian and US investors with an interest in their shares. US investors are able freely to purchase GDRs listed on the London Stock Exchange through exemptions to US securities laws covering professional investors.  Read the Article.
   

Snapshots 
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