Indicative programme - Competitiveness Council, 12 March 2018

Met dank overgenomen van Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i, gepubliceerd op donderdag 8 maart 2018.

Place: Europa building, Brussels

Chair: Emil Karanikolov, Minister for Economy of Bulgaria

All times are approximate and subject to change

+/- 08.00

Arrivals

+/- 08.20

Doorstep by Minister Karanikolov

+/- 09.30

Beginning of the meeting (Roundtable/Photo opportunity)

Adoption of agenda

Adoption of non-legislative A items

+/- 09.45

Digitalisation of the EU economy: European Semester 2018

+/- 10.30

EU industrial policy strategy for competitiveness, growth and innovation

+/- 12.00

25th anniversary of the Single Market: the way forward (public session)

+/- 13.30

Lunch debate: "New deal for consumers"

+/- 15.30

Competitiveness "check-up"

+/- 16.15

Any other business:

  • Industry days
  • Circular economy: EU's plastics strategy / review of REACH system for chemicals
  • Outcome of conference on Better regulation, scientific integrity and public policy
  • Barriers for scale-ups in state aid rules

+/- 17.00

Press conference (live streaming) in the Europa building press room

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