https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en147793https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2026/09/24/2026-09-24T12:00:00+02:00147796https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2026/09/25/2026-09-25T12:00:00+02:00148168https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/epsco/2026/11/19-20/2026-11-19T12:00:00+01:00147833https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2026/12/03/2026-12-03T12:00:00+01:00147834https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2026/12/04/2026-12-04T12:00:00+01:00148144https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2026/07/09-10/2026-07-09T12:00:00+02:00142469https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2026/05/29/Research ministers adopted a recommendation on science diplomacy and held a policy debate on the Horizon Europe 2028-2034 programme. In the afternoon, ministers responsible for space policy held two policy debates: one on the EU space act and the other on space for economic security.2026-05-29T12:00:00+02:00142468https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2026/05/28/Internal market and industry ministers approved conclusions on tourism and held political debates on the industrial accelerator act, the 28th regime and the impact of the Middle East crisis on tourism.2026-05-28T12:00:00+02:00142860https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2026/03/31/2026-03-31T12:00:00+02:00142467https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2026/02/27/Research ministers approved the Council position on the research fund for coal and steel and discussed the Horizon Europe programme and international cooperation on R&D.2026-02-27T12:00:00+01:00142466https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2026/02/26/Ministers responsible for the internal market and industry met in Brussels and adopted Council conclusions on the Consumer Agenda 2030. They held political debates on the European Competitiveness Fund, the 2026 Single Market Report, and the emergency plans for industrial resilience.2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00142776https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2026/02/02-03/2026-02-02T12:00:00+01:00137862https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2025/12/09/Research ministers met in Brussels where they adopted a general approach on the EuroHPC regulation and discussed about Horizon Europe. Space ministers held an exchange of views on the EU Space Act.2025-12-09T12:00:00+01:00137861https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2025/12/08/Ministers for the internal market and industry met in Brussels and held three debates: on the 2025 simplification report; on surveillance of e-commerce products; and on market barriers.2025-12-08T12:00:00+01:00137828https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2025/09/30/Research ministers approved two sets of conclusions on the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy, and the EU Strategy for life sciences. They held two policy debates: first on research for dual use and defence applications, and the second on research infrastructures.2025-09-30T12:00:00+02:00137827https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2025/09/29/Ministers responsible for the internal market and industry met in Brussels to hold policy debates on the competitiveness fund and simplification measures and the omnibus approach.2025-09-29T12:00:00+02:00137942https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2025/07/16-18/2025-07-16T12:00:00+02:00132032https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2025/05/23/Research ministers discussed the mid-term evaluation of Horizon Europe and the European Research area policy agenda and approved conclusions on AI in science. Ministers responsible for space approved conclusions on the use of space data for civil protection and exchanged views about space data for resilience and security.2025-05-23T12:00:00+02:00132031https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2025/05/22/Ministers responsible for the internal market and industry met in Brussels and adopted a general approach on the e-declaration of posted workers regulation. They also held three policy debates: on industrial policy, better regulation and public procurement.2025-05-22T12:00:00+02:00131917https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2025/03/12/Industry and internal market ministers exchanged views on four issues: competitiveness of European industry, the future of the single market, the simplification omnibuses and the EU industry in the context of carbon border adjustment mechanism.2025-03-12T12:00:00+01:00131910https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2025/02/03-04/2025-02-03T12:00:00+01:00132104https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2024/11/29/Ministers responsible for research met in Brussels to adopt three sets of Council conclusions: first, on strengthening the competitiveness of the EU and overcoming the fragmentation of the European research area; second, on natural resources and bioeconomy in central and eastern Europe; and third, on the Commission’s communication on advanced materials. They also held a political debate on the contribution of research and innovation to the competitiveness of the EU. Ministers responsible for the space sector met in Brussels to adopt two Council conclusions: the first on reinforcing European competencies in the space sector and the second on the interim assessment of the Space Programme. They also held a policy debate on the future of the Union’s space policy.2024-11-29T00:00:00+01:00127347https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2024/11/28/Ministers responsible for industry and the internal market adopted Presidency conclusions on the future of EU competitiveness and held a political debate on better regulation.2024-11-28T00:00:00+01:00127323https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2024/09/26/Ministers responsible for the internal market and industry met in Brussels to hold three policy debates: on the future of EU competitiveness, the future of the state aid framework and SMEs reaping the benefits of the single market.2024-09-26T00:00:00+02:00127388https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2024/07/08-09/2024-07-08T12:00:00+02:00104452https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2024/05/24/Ministers responsible for industry and the internal market adopted Council conclusions on the future of EU industrial policy, the future of the internal market and public procurement in the EU.2024-05-24T00:00:00+02:00104433https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2024/05/23/Ministers responsible for the space sector met in Brussels to adopt Council conclusions on the contribution of space to Europe’s competitiveness. They also held an exchange of views on the forthcoming space law. In the afternoon, ministers in charge of research reached a political agreement on covering artificial intelligence under the Euro High Performing Computers Joint Undertaking. Ministers also approved a recommendation on research security and two council conclusions: one on knowledge valorisation and another one on the ex-post evaluation of Horizon 2020 framework programme.2024-05-23T00:00:00+02:00104426https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2024/04/18-19/2024-04-18T00:00:00+02:00104419https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2024/03/07/Ministers responsible for the internal market and industry met in Brussels to hold three exchanges of views: the first on the late payment regulation; the second on the 2024 annual single market and competitiveness report; and the third on the future of EU industrial policy.2024-03-07T00:00:00+01:00104401https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2024/02/14-15/2024-02-14T00:00:00+01:00104391https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2024/02/08-09/2024-02-08T00:00:00+01:00104345https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2023/12/08/Ministers responsible for research and space met in Brussels to adopt conclusions on The impact of research and innovation in policy making, and on Space traffic management. Research ministers reached a political agreement on a recommendation European framework to attract and retain research innovation and entrepreneurial talents in Europe.2023-12-08T00:00:00+01:00104332https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2023/12/07/Ministers responsible for the internal market and industry met in Brussels to adopt a Council position on Net Zero Industry Act and to hold a debate on the Forced Labour regulation and on SME policy.2023-12-07T00:00:00+01:00104387https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2023/11/06-07/2023-11-06T00:00:00+01:00104328https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2023/09/25/Ministers responsible for the internal market and industry met in Brussels to adopt a Council position on the Euro 7 regulation on motor vehicles emissions and on the review of the EU legislation on design protection.2023-09-25T00:00:00+02:00104371https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2023/07/27-28/2023-07-27T00:00:00+02:00104379https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2023/07/24-25/2023-07-24T00:00:00+02:00104319https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2023/05/22-23/Ministers responsible for research and space met in Brussels to adopt conclusions on scholarly publishing and on the fair and sustainable use of space. They also discussed Knowledge security and responsible internationalisation, science denial, and space policy in a new geopolitical landscape.2023-05-22T00:00:00+02:00104268https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2023/03/02/Ministers responsible for the internal market and industry met in Brussels to adopt a Council position on financial services concluded at a distance and on Short-term accommodation rental services.2023-03-02T00:00:00+01:00104297https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2023/02/06-08/Each Council presidency organises informal meetings of ministers to discuss initiatives related to a particular topic or Council configuration.2023-02-06T00:00:00+01:00104239https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2022/12/02/Ministers responsible for research and space met in Brussels to adopt conclusions on the New Innovation Agenda and on research infrastructures. They also discussed the role of science in policymaking and EU space data exploitation.2022-12-02T00:00:00+01:00104229https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2022/12/01/Ministers responsible for the internal market and industry met in Brussels to adopt a negotiating position on the Chips Act, on corporate sustainability due diligence, and on geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products.2022-12-01T00:00:00+01:00104203https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2022/09/29/Ministers responsible for the internal market and industry met in Brussels to discuss the single market emergency instrument and the ecodesign for sustainable products regulation.2022-09-29T00:00:00+02:00104408https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/epsco/2022/09/22-23/2022-09-22T00:00:00+02:00104262https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2022/07/21-22/2022-07-21T00:00:00+02:00104247https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2022/07/19-20/2022-07-19T00:00:00+02:00104163https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2022/06/09-10/Ministers responsible for research and space met in Luxembourg to adopt several sets of conclusions and to discuss support for young researchers in times of crisis and the European space programme.2022-06-09T00:00:00+02:00104160https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2022/02/24/Ministers responsible for the internal market and industry met in Brussels to discuss foreign subsidies and mobility ecosystems. The European Chips Act and the standardisation strategy were also on the agenda.2022-02-24T00:00:00+01:00104190https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2022/02/16/2022-02-16T10:00:00+01:00104180https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2022/01/31-01/2022-01-31T00:00:00+01:00