April 2026

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We welcome you to the SESEI Newsletter – India, for the month of April 2026, bringing you the latest updates from Europe, highlighting key initiatives, standardization developments, legislative updates, etc. Through this Newsletter it is our endeavour to share Standards & Policy updates concerning project priority areas of Digitalization and Clean & Green technologies.

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Headlines
IEC and ETSI Renew Their Cooperation Agreement
ETSI Director-General Jan Ellsberger and IEC Secretary-General & CEO Philippe Metzger have renewed a Cooperation Agreement to reinforce collaboration and coordination in the development of international and regional standards in the area of information and communication technologies. It reflects the...

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CEN CENELEC Publish New Standard on Building Trust for Data Sharing in Europe
CEN-CLC/JTC 25 ‘Data management, Dataspaces, Cloud and Edge’ recently published their first deliverable: EN 18235-1:2026 ‘Trusted data transactions – Part 1: Terminology, concepts and mechanisms’. This first standard lays the foundation for the future work of the JTC...

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Commission Makes €63.2 Million Available to Support AI Innovation in Health and Online Safety Project
The European Commission has launched a fresh wave of funding calls worth €63.2 million to drive artificial intelligence (AI) innovation across healthcare, digital skills, and online safety. The initiative is part of the broader Digital Europe Programme and aims to accelerate deployment...

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ETSI Announces OpenCAPIF Release 4 Aligned with 3GPP
ETSI Software Development Group OpenCAPIF (SDG OCF) announced Release 4.0.0. with 3GPP Release 19 alignment and improved architecture, this release includes major upgrades to boost security and flexibility all around. OCF Release 4 introduces the first phase of Visibility Control, a gamechanger for API...

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Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Held Bilateral Meeting with EU Trade Commissioner on the Sidelines of WTO MC-14
On the sidelines of the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference held in Yaounde, Cameroon, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India Shri Piyush Goyal held a bilateral meeting with EU Trade Commissioner,...

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Insights

CEN and CENELEC Welcome the EU Commission’s Annual Union Work Programme 2026 for European Standardization

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New Rules for Measuring Electric Vehicle Charging and Hydrogen Refilling Stations in the EU Enter into Force

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India & Norway Held 3rd Trade & Investment Dialogue, Highlight TEPA’s Role in Boosting Economic Ties

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New Version of EN ISO 14001 on Environmental Management Systems

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ETSI’s Response to the EU Commission’s Proposal for the Cybersecurity Act 2

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CEN - European Committee for Standardization

CENELEC - European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

ETSI - European Telecommunications Standards Institute

EC - European Commission

EFTA - European Free Trade Association