Media advisory - Competitiveness Council (Internal market, Industry, Research and Space) of 28 and 29 May 2026

Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Place: Europa building, Brussels Chairs: - Michael Damianos, Minister for energy, commerce and industry of the Republic of Cyprus - Nicodemos Damianou, Deputy Minister for research, innovation and digital policy of the Republic of Cyprus Internal market and industry, Thursday 28 May From 08.30 Arrivals (live streaming) +/- 08.45 Doorstep by Michael Damianou (live streaming) +/- 09.30 Beginning of the Competitiveness Council (Internal market and industry) (roundtable) +/- 09.40 Industrial accelerator act (public session) +/- 11.10 Any other business: - Meeting of the ministerial alliance for Energy-Intensive Industries: tackling the risks of circumstances to strengthen Europe’s strategic industries (public session) - Impact on the EU ETS on Energy-intensive industries (+/- 11.20 public session) +/- 11.30 Conclusions on ‘Building a sustainable and competitive tourism for the future’ (+/- 11.30 public session) +/- 11.45 Impact of the crisis in the Middle East on the EU tourism sector +/- 12.20 Exit doorstep by Kostas KOUMI, Deputy Minister for Tourism of Cyprus +/- 12.45 Any other business: - Revision of the Merger Guidelines (public session) - Undertakings in Difficulty under the General Block Exemption Regulation (+/- 12.55 public session) - General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) Review: Clarifying the incentive effect practical application to improve conditions for increasing competitiveness +/-13.15 Adoption of the agenda Approval of "A" items Non-legislative list Legislative list (public session) +/- 13.30 Working lunch discussion on "Key challenges facing the European chemical industry" +/- 15.15 Any other business: - Communication on a Simpler, Clearer and Better Enforced EU rulebook (public session) +/- 15.35 Regulation on the 28th Regime Corporate Legal Framework: EU Inc. (public session) +/- 17.05 Any other business: - Current legislative proposals (public session) - One year of the single market strategy: stoacktaking and next steps (+/- 17.25 public session) - Joint non-paper on the strategic necessity of extending the Your Europe Advice (YEA) support for the SOLVIT network (+/- 17.35 public session) - European Product Act as cornerstone of the Single Market (+/- 17.45 public session) +/- 17.55 Work programme of the incoming Presidency  At the end of the meeting (+/- 18.15) press conference on internal market and industry in live streaming. Research, Friday 29 May From 08.30 Arrivals (live streaming) +/- 08.45 Doorstep by Nicodemos Damianou (live streaming) +/- 09.30 Beginning of the Competitiveness Council (Research) (roundtable) +/- 09.35 Horizon Europe Package: Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2028-2034 (public session) +/- 11.05 Council Recommendation on science diplomacy (public session) +/- 11.35 Any other business : - The 2026 Nicosia call for climate action (public session) - Work programme of the incoming Presidency  Space, Friday 29 May From 13.30 Arrivals (live streaming) +/ 13.45 Doorstep by Nicodemos Damianou, Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy (live streaming) +/- 14.30 Beginning of the Competitiveness Council (Space) (roundtable) +/- 14.35 EU Space Act (public session) +/- 15.05 Space for economic security  +/- 16.45 Any other business: - Current legislative proposals (public session) - Information on the International Space Summit (+/- 16.55 public session) - Work programme of the incoming Presidency - Presentation on ESA European Resilience from Space (ERS) programme – presentation by Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) At the end of the meeting (+/- 17.30) press conference on Space in live streaming. Videos and photos from the event Meeting page - Competitiveness Council (Internal market and Industry), 28 May 2026 Meeting page - Competitiveness Council (Research and Space), 29 May 2026 View in browser   Press material Wednesday, 27 May 2026     ● Council of the EU   27/05/2026 17:55 | Media advisory | Media advisory - Competitiveness Council (Internal market, Industry, Research and Space) of 28 and 29 May 2026   Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Place: Europa building, Brussels Chairs: - Michael Damianos, Minister for energy, commerce and industry of the Republic of Cyprus - Nicodemos Damianou, Deputy Minister for research, innovation and digital policy of the Republic of Cyprus Internal market and industry, Thursday 28 May From 08.30 Arrivals (live streaming) +/- 08.45 Doorstep by Michael Damianou (live streaming) +/- 09.30 Beginning of the Competitiveness Council (Internal market and industry) (roundtable) +/- 09.40 Industrial accelerator act (public session) +/- 11.10 Any other business: - Meeting of the ministerial alliance for Energy-Intensive Industries: tackling the risks of circumstances to strengthen Europe’s strategic industries (public session) - Impact on the EU ETS on Energy-intensive industries (+/- 11.20 public session) +/- 11.30 Conclusions on ‘Building a sustainable and competitive tourism for the future’ (+/- 11.30 public session) +/- 11.45 Impact of the crisis in the Middle East on the EU tourism sector +/- 12.20 Exit doorstep by Kostas KOUMI, Deputy Minister for Tourism of Cyprus +/- 12.45 Any other business: - Revision of the Merger Guidelines (public session) - Undertakings in Difficulty under the General Block Exemption Regulation (+/- 12.55 public session) - General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) Review: Clarifying the incentive effect practical application to improve conditions for increasing competitiveness +/-13.15 Adoption of the agenda Approval of "A" items Non-legislative list Legislative list (public session) +/- 13.30 Working lunch discussion on "Key challenges facing the European chemical industry" +/- 15.15 Any other business: - Communication on a Simpler, Clearer and Better Enforced EU rulebook (public session) +/- 15.35 Regulation on the 28th Regime Corporate Legal Framework: EU Inc. (public session) +/- 17.05 Any other business: - Current legislative proposals (public session) - One year of the single market strategy: stoacktaking and next steps (+/- 17.25 public session) - Joint non-paper on the strategic necessity of extending the Your Europe Advice (YEA) support for the SOLVIT network (+/- 17.35 public session) - European Product Act as cornerstone of the Single Market (+/- 17.45 public session) +/- 17.55 Work programme of the incoming Presidency  At the end of the meeting (+/- 18.15) press conference on internal market and industry in live streaming. Research, Friday 29 May From 08.30 Arrivals (live streaming) +/- 08.45 Doorstep by Nicodemos Damianou (live streaming) +/- 09.30 Beginning of the Competitiveness Council (Research) (roundtable) +/- 09.35 Horizon Europe Package: Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2028-2034 (public session) +/- 11.05 Council Recommendation on science diplomacy (public session) +/- 11.35 Any other business : - The 2026 Nicosia call for climate action (public session) - Work programme of the incoming Presidency  Space, Friday 29 May From 13.30 Arrivals (live streaming) +/ 13.45 Doorstep by Nicodemos Damianou, Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy (live streaming) +/- 14.30 Beginning of the Competitiveness Council (Space) (roundtable) +/- 14.35 EU Space Act (public session) +/- 15.05 Space for economic security  +/- 16.45 Any other business: - Current legislative proposals (public session) - Information on the International Space Summit (+/- 16.55 public session) - Work programme of the incoming Presidency - Presentation on ESA European Resilience from Space (ERS) programme – presentation by Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) At the end of the meeting (+/- 17.30) press conference on Space in live streaming. 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