Informal meeting of EU competitiveness ministers (Internal market and Industry), 3-4 February 2025

Official Council meetings are organised by the Council of the EU and chaired by the Council presidency. However, each Council presidency also organises informal meetings of ministers to discuss initiatives related to a particular topic or Council configuration.

More information about the agenda and the outcome of this meeting is available on the presidency website:

Informal meeting of competitiveness ministers (Internal market and industry), 3-4 February 2025

Practical information

3 – 4 February 2025

Warsaw, Poland

The joint informal meeting of competitiveness and trade ministers is about ensuring a coherent trade and industrial policy to strengthen the EU’s global position. Ministers will assess the current tools supporting the EU’s global competitiveness and the European industrial ecosystem. They will also discuss how to better link trade and industrial policy, increase the resilience of the single market and develop a common approach to the EU’s external partners.

Programme

Tuesday, 4 February

08:45    Arrival at the conference venue (doorstep)

09:45    Joint session of Informal Meeting of Ministers for Internal Market and Industry and Minsters for Trade: Discussion on the alignment between trade and industrial policies in order to strengthen our industrial ecosystem and its position on the global market

12:45    Family photo

13:00    Press conference

13:30    Joint working lunch for Heads of Delegations in the plenary room to discuss the most promising value chains to integrate candidate countries into the Single Market.