Indicative programme

All times are approximate and subject to change

Chairs:

Ebba Busch, Swedish Minister for Energy, Business, and Industry

Mats Persson, Swedish Minister for Education, Ministry of Education and Research

Monday, 22 May – Internal market and industry

From 08.30
Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 09.00
Doorstep by Ebba Busch, Swedish Minister for Energy, Business, and Industry (live streaming)

09.30
Beginning of the Competitiveness Council (Internal market and industry)

Adoption of the agenda

Approval of “A” items

• non-legislative list
• legislative list (+/- 09.45 public session)

Regulation establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products (+/- 09.50 public session)

Long-term competitiveness: next steps (+/- 10.50)

Any other business:

• Net-Zero Industry Act (+/- 11.50 public session)
• Celebration of the Unitary Patent System and the Single Market at 30 (+/- 12.30 formal part in public session) – At 12.00 doorstep of the Sweedish Minister of Justice, Gunnar Strömmer with the other guests of the ceremony.

Lunch debate: Single market at 30 and beyond (+/- 13.20)

Critical raw materials act (+/- 15.00 public session)

Any other business:

• Review of the EU legislation on design protection (recast of Directive 98/71/EC on the legal protection of designs and amendment of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 on Community designs) (+/- 16.30 public session)
• Making the upcoming reporting standards a competitive advantage in the green transition (+/- 16.45 public session)
• Work programme of the incoming Presidency (+/- 17.00)

At the end of the meeting (+/- 17.20) press conference in live streaming.

Tuesday, 23 May – Research and space

From 09.00
Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 09.30
Doorstep by Mats Persson, Swedish Minister for Education, Ministry of Education and Research (live streaming)

10.00
Continuation of the Competitiveness Council (Research)

Conclusions on high-quality, transparent, open, trustworthy and equitable scholarly publishing (+/- 10.05 public session)

Knowledge security and responsible internationalisation (+/- 10.35 public session)

Any other business:

• Seal of Excellence (+/- 12.05 public session)
• Candidature of Rome to host the Expo 2030 (+/- 12.15 public session)
• Work programme of the incoming Presidency (+/- 12.25)

Lunch debate: Science Denial (+/- 13.00)

At the end of the meeting (+/- 14.30) research press conference in live streaming.

15.00
Continuation of the Competitiveness Council (Space)

Conclusion on fair and sustainable use of space (+/- 15.00 public session)

EU Space Policy in a new Geopolitical Landscape (+/- 15.15)

Any other business:

• Work programme of the incoming Presidency (+/- 17.00)

At the end of the meeting (+/- 17.20) space press conference in live streaming.

Arrangements for the press conferences

The press conferences will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at the Justus Lipsius building press room.

If you haven’t registered for previous Competitiveness Council press events, please use this link to do so and have the possibility to ask questions remotely.

• Deadline for registration: Monday, 22 May 2023, 16.00

Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants shortly after the deadline.

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