Single Market Forum (SIMFO), Stockholm

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Date

2 May 2023

Location

Stockholm, Sweden

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About the conference

On 2 May, the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU will hold the Single Market Forum (SIMFO) in Stockholm together with the European Commission. Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell and European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton will co-host the conference.

SIMFO is an annual conference organised jointly by the country holding the Presidency and the European Commission, aiming to highlight and discuss current issues related to the EU single market.

The EU single market is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2023. SIMFO will highlight this occasion during the Swedish Presidency, inviting people to join in a forward-looking and visionary discussion about the future single market. Central themes will include the digital single market, standardisation and skills supply.

For more information about the EU single market’s anniversary: 30th anniversary

Programme in brief

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will open the conference, followed by a high-level panel moderated by Charlotte Andersdotter, Head of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise’s EU Office in Brussels.

The panel will comprise:

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  Johan Forssell, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade
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  Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market
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  Anna Cavazzini, Member of European Parliament and Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
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  Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine (TBC)
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  Fredrik Persson, President of BusinessEurope
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  Jacob Wallenberg, Chairman of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and of Investor AB

Three parallel afternoon sessions will focus on the digital single market, standardisation and skills supply:

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  Towards a future-proof digital single market
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  Enhancing European competitiveness through standardisation policy
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  Skills enabling the green transition

You can also follow the conference online. More information about the programme and the video link is available here: Single Market Forum Conference (SIMFO) (wmhproject.events)

Press conference with Johan Forssell and Thierry Breton

On 2 May at 11.30-12.00, Minister for Foreign Trade Johan Forssell and European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton will hold a joint press conference in connection with the Single Market Forum (SIMFO).

Journalists who have registered in advance may attend in person at Grand Hôtel in Stockholm. Advance registration by 1 May at 12.00 is required.

Accreditation for the press conference

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  Register on the SIMFO accreditation page

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    Enter ‘journalist’ in the field Title
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    Leave all voluntary fields empty
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    Select the first break-out session on the second page
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  Email [email protected] once you have registered.

If you have questions about the accreditation process, contact Press Information Officer Buster Mirow Emitslöf (see below).

You can also follow the press conference live on the SIMFO website.

Press contact

Buster Mirow Emitslöf

Press Officer

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  [email protected]
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  +46 8 405 89 27

More information

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  The EU single market
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  Article: 30th anniversary of EU single market
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  About the 30th anniversary of the single market