About us
The EBG federation was registered on 11th March, 2015 as a section 8 company under the Companies Act 2013. It is a not-for-profit company striving to offer support and collective representation to the European businesses in India.The EBG federation was established in the year 1997 as the European Business Group (EBG) by the joint efforts of the European Commission and the European Business community in India. Since then, EBG has come a long way to be recognised by the Government of India and the European commission as the industry advocacy group representing interests of the European companies in India. EBG Federation is supported by the Delegation of the European Union to India and represents the 27 Member States of the European Union, United Kingdom as well as accession countries and its partners in European Economic Area (EEA). The EU Ambassador is the Patron of the EBG Federation. Currently, EBG has Chapters in Delhi and Mumbai with approx. 170 companies as members. The primary objective of EBG is to actively support the growth in Indo-European trade relations, become the most relevant advocate for European businesses in India and ensure that the needs of the European businesses are well presented to policy and decision makers.
The focus areas of EBG are as follows:
- To become a platform of support and representation for the European businesses in India.
- Act as a forum for European corporates and entities to voice their values and needs to the Government and the larger business community in India through interactive meeting with Indian industry, and others in the areas of business and culture to facilitate greater understanding, dialogue and cooperation between all stakeholders.
- Bring out, annually, high level Position Paper (PP) with a sectoral focus on key segments of operational business and bring this PP to the notice of the Indian Government, the European Commission, diplomatic missions of the European countries in India, Corporate bodies, Chambers of Commerce and Industry and other key stakeholders.
- Provide a platform for individual sector committees in various sectors (Alcoholic Beverages, Automotive, Aviation, Banking & Financial Services, Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Defence, Energy (Oil & Gas and Power), Financial Services, FMCG, Healthcare, Homeland Security, ICT & Innovation, Logistics, Pharmaceuticals, Retail, Telecommunications) to actively engage with key policy changes to enable business growth in each of those areas.
- Support the European SME Forum. EBG’s SME Forum has now been launched and in the process of being set up.
EBG is also an active member of the European Business Organization’s worldwide network.
EBG’s aim is to promote the growth and development of European Business Group activities in India and be the umbrella organization to represent the interests of the European businesses who have invested in or looking to invest in India.