Media advisory - Competitiveness Council (Internal market, industry and research) of 29 and 30 September 2025 15:55 Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and[...]

Indicative programme

All times are approximate and subject to change

Place:
Europa building, Brussels

Chairs:
- Morten Bødskov, Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs
- Christina Egelund, Danish Minister for Higher Education and Science

Internal market and industry, Monday 29 September

From 08.30
Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 08.40
Doorstep by Morten Bødskov (live streaming)

+/- 09.30
Beginning of the Competitiveness Council (Internal market and industry) (roundtable)
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of "A" items
- Non-legislative list
- Legislative list (+/- 09.45 public session)

+/- 10.00
Competitiveness Fund (public session)

+/- 12.00
Any other business:
- Bringing an end to unjustified territorial supply constraints (public session)
- Declaration of the Semicon Coalition calling for a revised EU Chips Act in order to strengthen and revitalize Europe's position in the global semiconductor industry (+/- 12.10 public session)
- Third Strategic Dialogue with the European Automotive Industry (Brussels, 12 September 2025) (+/- 12.20 public session)

+/- 12.45
Working lunch debate on "Single Market Strategy"

+/- 15.00
Any other business:
- Current legislative proposals "State of play of the Omnibus packages" (public session)
- Simplification, including the 2025 Annual Progress Report on Simplification, Implementation and Enforcement - progress towards the 25% reduction of burdens for businesses
- Reconciling the 2040 climate target with European industrial competitiveness (+/- 16.40 public session)

At the end of the meeting (+/- 17.00) press conference on internal market and industry in live streaming

Research, Tuesday 30 September

From 08.30
Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 09.00
Doorstep by Christina Egelund (live streaming)

+/- 09.30
Beginning of the Competitiveness Council (Research) (roundtable)

+/- 09.35
Conclusions on the importance of research and innovation for the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy (public session)

+/- 09.55
Conclusions on a call for action on life sciences for the Union's competitiveness (public session)

+/- 10.15
Horizon Europe Package: Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2028-2034 (public session)

+/- 12.15
Any other business :
- The Strategy on Research and Technology Infrastructure (public session)

+/- 12.40
Working lunch debate on 'The future ambitions at EU level on research and technology infrastructures'

At the end of the meeting (+/- 14.30) press conference on research in live streaming

Videos and photos from the event

Meeting page - Competitiveness Council (Internal market and industry), 29 September 2025

Meeting page - Competitiveness Council (Research), 30 September 2025