Indicative programme - Competitiveness Council of 28 and 29 November 2019
Chairs:
Timo Harakka, Minister of Employment
Katri Kulmuni, Minister of Economic Affairs
Place:
Europa building, Brussels
All times are approximate and subject to change
Thursday, 28 November 2019
Internal Market and Industry
From 08.30
Arrivals
+/- 08.50
Doorstep by Minister Timo Harakka
+/- 09.30
Beginning of the Council meeting (Roundtable)
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of non-legislative A items
+/- 09.45
New Deal for Consumers - Representative actions directive (public session)
AOB - Implementation of the new CPC Regulation (public session)
+/- 10.30
Public country-by-country reporting (public session)
+/- 12.00
External dimension of the European Competitiveness (public session)
+/- 13.30
Lunch debate on SMEs policy for the future
+/- 15.00
AOB: Better regulation supporting sustainable growth (public session)
AOB: Enhancing the digitalisation of the EU tourism sector (public session)
+/- 15.10
AOB: "Friends of Industry Ministerial meeting 2019" (Vienna, 4 October 2019) (public session)
Strategic value chains - Strategic forum on IPCEI (public session)
+/- 15.20
AOB: Competition in the European Defence Fund (public session)
+/- 15.30
AOB: Report of the SME Envoy Network (public session)
+/- 15.40
AOB: Work programme of the incoming Presidency
+/- 16.30
Press conference (live streaming, Europa building press room)
Friday, 29 November 2019 - Europa building
Space
From 08.30
Arrivals
+/- 08.45
Doorstep by Minister Katri Kulmuni
09.30
Beginning of the Council meeting (roundtable)
+/- 09.30
Conclusions on "Space solutions for a sustainable Arctic" (public session)
+/- 09.45
Fostering a sustainable space economy (public session)
+/- 11.15
AOB: Work programme of the incoming Presidency
Research
from 11.30
Arrivals
12.00
Lunch debate on attracting private R&I investments for sustainable growth and the contribution of Horizon Europe
14.00
Roundtable
+/- 14.00
Euratom research programme
+/- 14.45
Horizon Europe regulation (public session)
-
a)Recitals
-
b)Annex IV (synergies)
+/- 15.15
Conclusions on the updated EU bioeconomy strategy (public session)
+/- 15.30
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) regulation (public session)
Strategic Innovation Agenda of the EIT (public session)
+/- 16.45
AOB: Work programme of the incoming Presidency
+/- 17.15
Press conference (live streaming, Justus Lipsius press room)