Indicative programme - Competitiveness Council of 28 and 29 November

Met dank overgenomen van Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i, gepubliceerd op vrijdag 25 november 2016.

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:

  • - 
    Reform of type approval framework for vehicles (public session)
  • - 
    Review of consumer protection cooperation (public session)
  • - 
    Legal protection of biotechnological inventions
  • - 
    SMEs Envoys' network report
  • - 
    Outcome of conference on collaborative economy
  • - 
    2nd Copyright package (public session)
  • - 
    Social rights pillar
  • - 
    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:

  • - 
    Open science
  • - 
    Quantum technologies
  • - 
    Accelerating clean energy innovation
  • - 
    Outcome of conference on European bioeconomy
  • - 
    International research centre in Azores Islands
  • - 
    Work programme of the Maltese presidency

+/- 17.20

Press conference (live streaming)