Competitiveness Council (Internal market and Industry): September 2026
Why it matters
Member-state positions on industrial policy, trade defence, and supply-chain resilience will signal whether the EU prioritizes strategic autonomy or regulatory openness—shaping upcoming decisions on critical sectors (semiconductors, energy, AI, telecoms) and the EU's economic-security posture vs. global competitors.
What to watch
- Single-market, industrial-policy, energy-security, grid, climate-cost, AI, telecoms or critical-supply-chain compromises.
- Signals on whether member states prioritise resilience, openness, affordability or regulatory simplification.
- Industrial-policy, trade-defence, single-market or supply-chain decisions that change the EU economic-security posture.
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