Competitiveness Council, 18-19 February 2019

Summary:

A meeting of the Competitiveness Council was held on 18-19 February 2019, focusing on internal market, industry and research. The agenda includes the following items:

• Policy debate on the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the competitiveness of EU industry;
• Policy debate on the industry-related aspects of a Communication published by the European Union on 'A Clean Planet for All';
• Competitiveness Checkup: Presentation and discussion on the impact of European sectoral value chains on competitiveness and growth;
• Exchange of views on wways of improving the input of the Competitiveness Council to the European Semester;
• Information on the state of play relating to a set of legislative initiatives under its remit;
• Briefing and exchange of views on the examination of the Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe;
• Information on the state of play relating to the negotiations on the proposed Horizon Europe, in the framework of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027;
• Information on the examination of a draft Decision on the European Union's continued participation in the ITER project.