Indicative programme - Competitiveness Council meeting of 1 October 2015

Place:        European Convention Centre, Luxembourg
Chair(s):    Étienne Schneider, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Economic Affairs, Internal Security and Defence, of Luxembourg

All times are approximate and subject to change

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

+/- 08.50       
Doorstep by Étienne Schneider

+/- 10.00    
Beginning of Council meeting
Adoption of the agenda

+/- 10.05    
Competitiveness check-up: Economic developments and mainstreaming of  competitiveness across all policy areas

+/- 11.15    
Better regulation

+/- 12.25    
Any Other Business:
- Preparations for upcoming EU-ESA(European Space Agency) ministerial 'Space Council'.
- Update on developments on transparency obligations stemming from the Accounting Directive.
- Unitary patent system: information on the state of play.

+/- 12.50    
Adoption of non-legislative A items

+/- 12.55    
Adoption of legislative A items (in public session)

+/- 13.00
Signing ceremony of a Protocol on the provisional application of the Unified Patent Court Agreement (Family photo)

+/- 15.45    
Press conference

• Konkurētspējas padomes sanāksme 2015. gada 1. un 2. oktobrī
• Video coverage in broadcast quality (MPEG4) and photo gallery
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