1. PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES IN RESEARCH Meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for Western Balkan Countries 8-9 June 2015 Budapest, Hungary Inga Jekabsone Deputy Director of the Higher Education, Science and Innovation Department Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia

2. Priorities of the Latvian Presidency Competitive EuropeDigital EuropeEngaged Europe 2

3. Facilitate investment Implement the European Semester and renewed Europe 2020 Strategy Strengthen the Single Market Advance the Energy Union Mainstream industrial competitiveness Deepen the Economic and Monetary Union 3 COMPETITIVE EUROPE JOBS AND GROWTH

4. Safety in the digital environment Digital Single Market Digital by default 4 DIGITAL EUROPE Seizing the Opportunities of the Digital Single Market

5. Neighbourhood & beyond Trade Development Security and defence Migration Enlargement 5 ENGAGED EUROPE

6. LV priority: Competitive Europe Creating links between actions fostering innovation and those unlocking growth in the ERA Advancing the European Research Area LV Research and Innovation priorities 3 March COMPET Policy debate Objective: a contribution of research ministers to March European Council. Agenda items in the Council 29 May COMPET Draft Council conclusions on the ERA Roadmap Objective: Adoption Draft Council conclusions on the governance of ERA Objective: Adoption LV Presidency overarching priority Competitive Europe 6 Hierarchy of LV Presidency research Priorities (I)

7. Hierarchy of LV Presidency research Priorities (II) Unlocking European digital potential for faster and wider innovation Advancing Science 2.0 debate LV Research and Innovation priorities 3 March COMPET Policy debate Objective: contribution of research ministers to renewed Digital Single Market Strategy and June European Council Agenda items in the Council 29 May COMPET Policy debate Objective: to outline future policy directions and timeline 29 May COMPET Council Conclusions Objective: Adoption LV Presidency overarching priority Digital Europe 7

8. LV Research and Innovation priorities Agenda items in the Council Agenda items according to Council procedure Engaged Europe LV Presidency overarching priority S&T agreement with India S&T agreement and H2020 association agreement with Ukraine 8 Finalising the partial H2020 association agreement with Switzerland H2020 association agreement with Faroe islands Hierarchy of LV Presidency research Priorities (III)

9. Policy debates 1. Creating mutually enhancing and sustainable relations between actions fostering innovation and those unlocking Europe's potential for growth in the European Research Area based on a) Communication from the Commission on the "Annual Growth Survey 2015" b) Europe 2020 strategy mid-term review 2. Unlocking Europe's digital potential: faster and wider innovation through open, networked and data-intensive research based on the Communication from the Commission “Towards a thriving data-driven economy” Science 2.0 - follow up to public consultation COMPET Council agenda items 9 3 March COMPET 29 May COMPET

10. Council conclusions 1. Council conclusions on the European Research Area Roadmap 2015-2020 2. Council conclusions on the review of the European Research Area advisory structure 3. Council conclusions on open, data-intensive and networked research as a driver for faster and wider innovation COMPET Council agenda items 10 29 May COMPET

11. List of Presidency events DateLocationEvent 12-13 FebruaryRigaSmart specialisation conference 4-5 JuneRigaWeek of Innovative Regions in Europe 10-12 JuneRigaEuroNanoForum 2015 15-19 JuneRiga10th Baltic Sea Science Congress 17-18 JuneRigaThe Digital Assembly 22-23 JuneBrusselsERA conference 11

12. 12 THANK YOU! inga.jekabsone@izm.gov.lv Follow us on Twitter: @EU2015LV