Indicative programme - Competitiveness Council meeting, 28 and 29 May 2015

Thursday 28 May (Internal market - Industry)

+/- 08.55     Presidency doorstep by Minister Dana Reizniece-Ozola
+/- 09.30     Beginning of Competitiveness Council meeting
                     Adoption of the agenda
+/- 09.40     Adoption of legislative A items (in public session)
+/- 09.50     Package travel (in public session)
+/- 10.30     Product safety package (in public session)
+/- 12.15     Single-member private limited companies (in public session)
+/- 13.15     Trade mark package (in public session)
+/- 13.30     Lunch
+/- 15.00     Adoption of non-legislative A items
+/- 15.05     Digital single market policy
+/- 17.05     Any Other Business:
                    - Implementation of the unitary patent
                    - Update on the implementation of the communication on defence
                    - Small Business Act
                    - Monitoring of Competitiveness Council conclusions
                    - Work programme of the incoming Presidency
+/- 18.30     Press conference    

Friday 29 May (Research - Innovation)  

+/- 09.20     Presidency doorstep by Minister Mārīte Seile
+/- 10.00     European Research Area (ERA) roadmap 2015-2020
+/- 10.15     Review of the ERA advisory structure
+/- 10.45     Open and excellent European Science: follow up to Science 2.0 public consultation
+/- 12.45     Open, data-intensive and networked research: faster and wider innovation
+/- 13.00     Any Other Business: Work programme of the incoming Presidency
+/- 13.10     Press conference

• Consiglio "Competitività", 28-29 maggio 2015
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