Media advisory - Competitiveness Council (internal market and industry, research and space issues) of 25 and 26 November 2021

Met dank overgenomen van Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i, gepubliceerd op vrijdag 26 november 2021.

Indicative programme

Chairs:

Zdravko Počivalšek, Slovenian Minister for Economic Development and Technology

Mark Boris Andrijanič, Slovenian Minister for Digital Transformation

Simona Kustec, Slovenian Minister for Education, Science and Sport

All times are approximate and subject to change

Internal market and industry, Thursday 25 November

+/- 08.30

Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 08.40

Doorstep by Zdravko Počivalšek, Slovenian Minister for Economic Development and Technology

+/- 08.50

Doorstep by Mark Boris Andrijanič, Slovenian Minister for Digital Transformation

+/- 09.30

Beginning of the Competitiveness Council

Adoption of the agenda

+/- 09.40

Approval of "A" items (non-legislative)

+/- 09.45

Regulation on a single market for digital services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (public session)

+/- 11.15

Regulation on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) (public session)

+/- 12.45

Communication on a competition policy

+/- 12.55

Current legislative proposals (public session)

+/- 15.25

Implementation of the Recovery Plan for Europe (public session)

+/- 17.25

Any other business

  • EU i state aid rules for the pharmaceutical sector
  • Services in the internal market
  • 2021 annual report of the SME envoy network to the Competitiveness Council
  • The work of the Industrial Forum
  • REACH i authorisation and restriction
  • EU Next Generation Innovators Summit Slovenia & Investment Conference
  • Work programme of the incoming Presidency

At the end of the meeting (+/- 18.45) press conference on Internal market and industry issues in live streaming.

Research and space, Friday 26 November

+/- 08.30

Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 08.45

Doorstep by Simona Kustec, Slovenian Minister for Education, Science and Sport

+/- 09.30

Resume of works of the Competitiveness Council

Research

+/- 09.40

Conclusions on the future governance of the European Research Area (public session)

Council recommendation on a pact for Research and Innovation in Europe (public session)

+/- 10.10

Research and innovation in achieving cross-sectoral objectives (public session)

+/- 12.10

Any other business

  • Institutionalised European partnerships (public session)
  • Events and activities held under the Slovenian Presidency (public session)
  • ESFRI Roadmap 2021 (public session)
  • Work programme of the incoming Presidency

At the end of the morning session (+/- 13.00) press conference on Research issues in live streaming.

Space

+/- 15.15

Conclusions on 'space for everyone'

+/- 15.30

Space Traffic Management

+/- 16.00

The long-term sustainability and financing of 'New Space' (public session)

+/- 17.30

Any other business

  • Building an EU space-based global secure communication system
  • Work programme of the incoming Presidency

At the end of the afternoon session (+/- 18.00) press conference on Space issues in live streaming.

Arrangements for the press conferences

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 press room.

If you hadn'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: Thursday, 25 November 2021, 17.45

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

Meeting page of the Competitiveness Council (Internal market and industry) of 25 November 2021

Meeting page of the Competitiveness Council (Research and space) of 26 November 2021

Videos and photos from the event