Competitiveness Council, 2 March 2023

Summary:

A meeting of the Competitiveness Council (COMPET) was held on 2 March 2023. This meeting focused on matters relating to the internal market and industry. The agenda included the following items:

• Adoption of general approach on proposed Directive concerning financial services contracts concluded at a distance;
• Adoption of general approach on proposed Regulation on data collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services;
• Discussion on long-term competitiveness and productivity in the single market;
• Update by the Council Presidency on the state of play of the unitary patent system and unified patent court;
• Briefing on the follow-up to the latest EU-Ukraine summit;
• Discussion on the Green Deal Industrial Plan for the net zero-age.

Official

General Secretariat of the Council: Background Brief for Council meeting - Competitiveness Council, 2 March 2023 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/62477/background-note-compet-2mars2023.pdf

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