Indicative programme - Competitiveness Council of 28 and 29 November
Place: Justus Lipsius building, Brussels
Chair(s): Peter Žiga, Minister for Economy of Slovakia
Peter Plavčan, Minister for Education, Youth, Research and Sport of Slovakia
All times are approximate and subject to change
MONDAY 28 NOVEMBER
+/- 08.00
Arrivals
+/- 08.30
Doorstep by Minister Žiga
+/- 09.30
Beginning of the meeting (Roundtable/Photo opportunity)
Adoption of agenda
Adoption of non-legislative A items
Adoption of legislative A items (public session)
INTERNAL MARKET and INDUSTRY
+/- 09.45
Geo-blocking (public session)
+/- 11.30
Single market strategy
+/- 13.00
Lunch - Future of European automotive industry
+/- 14.30
Any Other Business (AOB): Industrial policy
+/- 15.00
Competitiveness check-up: new Skills agenda for Europe
+/- 16.00
Unitary patent protection system
+/- 17.00
AOBs:
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-Reform of type approval framework for vehicles (public session)
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-Review of consumer protection cooperation (public session)
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-Legal protection of biotechnological inventions
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-SMEs Envoys' network report
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-Outcome of conference on collaborative economy
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-2nd Copyright package (public session)
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-Social rights pillar
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-Work programme of the Maltese presidency
+/- 18.00
Press conference (live streaming)
TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER
+/-08.00
Arrivals
+/-09.00
Doorstep by Minister Plavčan
+/- 10.00
Beginning of meeting (Roundtable/Photo opportunity)
SPACE
+/- 10.05
Space strategy for Europe (public session)
+/- 12.00
AOB: Work programme of the Maltese presidency
RESEARCH
+/- 13.00
Lunch - Cooperation of networks for excellence in the European research landscape
+/- 14.30
Support to young researchers - Council conclusions
+/- 14.50
International cooperation strategy (public session)
+/- 16.20
AOBs:
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-Open science
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-Quantum technologies
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-Accelerating clean energy innovation
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-Outcome of conference on European bioeconomy
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-International research centre in Azores Islands
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-Work programme of the Maltese presidency
+/- 17.20
Press conference (live streaming)