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MEETING DOCUMENT From: ERAC Secretariat To: ERAC (European Research Area and Innovation Committee) Subject: PowerPoint presentation: The Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Delegations will find attached the PowerPoint presentation " The Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union " given under item 3 of the ERAC Plenary agenda of 6 December 2018.
WK 15287/2018 INIT LIMITE EN The Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 1 January – 30 June 2019 The Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 1 January – 30 June 2019
Citizen-centered
Ambitious and realistic
Future-oriented
#FutureOfEurope MANDATE #SibiuSummit LOGO & MOTTO
A symbol of a confident, dynamic and strong European Union
„Cohesion, a common European value” A call for European unity PRIORITIES
I. Europe of convergence Competitiveness, development gaps, employment and social rights Innovation and digitalisation Connectivity, climate and sustainability II. A safer Europe Internal security and combating crime and terrorism Effective external borders’ management Well functioning Schengen area Cyber security III. Europe as a stronger global actor Enlargement in Western Balkans EU defense capabilities (PESCO, EDF, CARD) Consistency and effectiveness of EU action in Eastern Neighborhood Multilateralism IV. Europe of Common Values Democracy, freedom, human rights and respect for human dignity Solidarity, equal opportunities, gender equality and social justice Combating racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, intolerance and populism EUROPE OF CONVERGENCE
. Supporting Europe’s wide excellence in research and innovation
. Reducing disparities in research and innovation performance between Member States and regions
. Promoting a European strategic framework for cooperation in research and innovation in the Black Sea region SECTORAL PRIORITIES RESEARCH EUROPE OF CONVERGENCE
Focus on:
. Horizon Europe
. Euratom & ITER
SECTORAL PRIORITIES RESEARCH KEY DATES
19 February 2019, Brussels EU Competitiveness Council - Research - 28 May 2019, Brussels
3 April 2019, Bucharest Informal Meeting of Research Ministers ERAC DATES
21-22 March, Bucharest ERAC Plenary 6 June, Brussels CONFERENCES IN ROMANIA
European Conference "Sustainable 8-9 May, Bucharest Development at the Black Sea”
27-30 May, Bucharest TandemAEROdays19.20
MSCA 2018 4-5 June, Bucharest Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Annual Conference
FISA & EURADWASTE 4-7 June, Pitești European Conference on Nuclear Safety and Radioactive Waste Management CONFERENCES IN ROMANIA
EuroNanoForum2019 – The 10th European 12-14 June, Bucharest Conference on Nanotechnology
The 3rd Symposium of the ECSEL Joint 17-19 June, Bucharest Undertaking
20-21 June, Bucharest Innovative Enterprise Bucharest 2019
WIREX 2019 Conference 26 26-28 June, Iași The 10th Week of Innovative Regions in Europe OTHER EVENTS IN ROMANIA
End of January, EOSC Working Group Bucharest
10-11 April, Bucharest Committee of Senior Officials COST (CSO COST)
12-14 June, Bucharest ESFRI Plenary + InfoDay ESFRI Roadmap 2021 Thank you!
More about the Romanian Presidency: www.romania2019.eu #RO2019EU