Indicative programme - Competitiveness Council of 28 and 29 November

Place:        Justus Lipsius building, Brussels
Chair(s):    Peter Žiga, Minister for Economy of Slovakia
                    Peter Plavčan, Minister for Education, Youth, Research and Sport of Slovakia                       

All times are approximate and subject to change

MONDAY 28 NOVEMBER

+/- 08.00
Arrivals              

+/- 08.30
Doorstep by Minister Žiga   

+/- 09.30    
Beginning of the meeting (Roundtable/Photo opportunity)
Adoption of agenda
Adoption of non-legislative A items
Adoption of legislative A items (public session) 

INTERNAL MARKET and INDUSTRY

+/- 09.45 
Geo-blocking (public session)
+/- 11.30
Single market strategy 

+/- 13.00
Lunch - Future of European automotive industry 

+/- 14.30
Any Other Business (AOB): Industrial policy
+/- 15.00    
Competitiveness check-up: new Skills agenda for Europe
+/- 16.00
Unitary patent protection system
+/- 17.00
AOBs:
- Reform of type approval framework for vehicles (public session)
- Review of consumer protection cooperation (public session)
- Legal protection of biotechnological inventions
- SMEs Envoys' network report
- Outcome of conference on collaborative economy
- 2nd Copyright package (public session)
- Social rights pillar
- Work programme of the Maltese presidency 

+/- 18.00         
Press conference (live streaming) 
 

TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER   

+/-08.00     
Arrivals                

+/-09.00
Doorstep by Minister Plavčan 

+/- 10.00
Beginning of meeting (Roundtable/Photo opportunity)

SPACE

+/- 10.05 
Space strategy for Europe (public session)
+/- 12.00
AOB: Work programme of the Maltese presidency 

RESEARCH

+/- 13.00
 Lunch - Cooperation of networks for excellence in the European research landscape 

+/- 14.30 
Support to young researchers - Council conclusions
+/- 14.50
International cooperation strategy (public session)
+/- 16.20    
AOBs:
- Open science
- Quantum technologies
- Accelerating clean energy innovation
-  Outcome of conference on European bioeconomy
- International research centre in Azores Islands
- Work programme of the Maltese presidency                 

+/- 17.20
Press conference (live streaming)       

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