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Provisional agendas for EU Council meetings

Provisional agendas for Council meetings prepared by Coreper I during the SP presidency

Note, hereunder, some issues which might be relevant for the space sector.

1-2 March: Competitiveness Council (p.9)
· Internal market/Industry – Industrial policy
§ Adoption of Council conclusions
§ Exchange of views

· Research – Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Earth Observation Programme (GMES) and its initial operations (2011-2013)
§ Progress report / (poss.) General approach

- Commission Communication on the EU 2020 Strategy (as regards research and innovation)
§ Presentation by the Commission
§ Exchange of views

- Results of the Copenhagen Conference. Implications for European industry
§ Information from the Commission

- High-Level Event on Information and Communication Technologies for Energy Efficiency (ICT4EE): towards a sustainable society (Brussels, 23 and 24 February 2010)
§ Information from the Presidency

15 March: Environment Council (p. 30)

- Climate change
§ (poss.) Adoption of Council conclusions/ Exchange of views

25-26 May: Competitiveness Council (p.12)

· Internal market/Industry – European Innovation Plan
§ Presentation by the Commission / Exchange of views / Adoption of Council conclusions

· Research – Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Earth Observation Programme (GMES) and its initial operations(2011-2013)
§ General approach / (poss.) Political agreement

- European Innovation Plan
§ Presentation by the Commission / Exchange of views / Adoption of Council conclusions

- Commission Communication on simplifying participation in Research Framework Programmes
§ Adoption of Council conclusions

- Future development of the ERA:
§ a) Progress with joint programming of research
§ b) Research infrastructures of pan-European interest
§ c) Synergies between cohesion funds for research and innovation and Framework Programmes for Research and for Competitiveness and Innovation
§ d) Public-Private Partnerships for research and innovation
§ e) European Institute of Innovation and Technology: the first Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs)
· Adoption of Council conclusions

31 May: Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (p. 18)

· Telecommunications and Information society – Communication from the Commission on the European broadband strategy: next generation networks
§ Presentation by the Commission / Exchange of views / Adoption of Council conclusions

21 June: Environment Council (p. 32)

- Climate change
§ (poss.) Adoption of Council conclusions/ Exchange of views

- Challenges for a good environmental status of the marine environment
§ Presentation by the Presidency / Exchange of views

24 June: Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (p. 21)

· Transport – (poss.) Galileo: Proposal for a Regulation on Public Regulated Services
§ Presentation by the Commission / Policy debate

- Communication on the mid-term review of the Galileo programme
§ Presentation by the Commission

provisional agenda.pdf

(Source Eurospace)