Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (CCMI) - 10/07/2025

Programme of the meeting

10:15 Morning Session

1. Adoption of the draft agenda

2. Approval of the minutes of the 117th CCMI meeting held on 4 June 2025 

• EESC-2024-01898-00-00-PV-REF

1. Welcome address by the CCMI president

2. Adoption of the CCMI/243 draft opinion –EESC- 2025-00980-00-00-TRA

• Security Action for Europe (SAFE) through the reinforcement of a European defence industry instrument
• Rapporteur: MENSI Maurizio (IT- Gr.III) (Rule 86(2) – BOLAND Séamus)
• Co-rapporteur: PIE Jan (SE-Cat.1)

5. Adoption of the CCMI/241 draft opinion –EESC-2025-00595-00-00-PA-TRA

• Building blocks for strengthening Europe’s manufacturing base in cleantech (own-initiative opinion)
• Rapporteur: Corina MURAFA BENGA (RO – Gr.III)
• Co-rapporteur: Guido NELISSEN (BE-Cat. 2)

6. Adoption of the CCMI/245 draft opinion –EESC-2025-01425-00-00-PA-TRA

• EU Steel and Metals Action Plan
• Rapporteur: Anastasis YIAPANIS (CY, Gr. III)
• Co-rapporteur: Michal PINTÉR (SK, Cat. 1)


7. Adoption of the CCMI/247 draft opinion –EESC-2025-00996-00-00-PA-TRA

• Water resilience and the twin transition: Industrial approaches addressing the relationship between water, digitalisation and decarbonisation (Own-initiative opinion)
• Rapporteur: Carole DESIANO (FR- GR.II)
• Co-rapporteur: Michal PINTÉR (SK-Cat. 1)
   

13:00  Lunch Break

14:30 Afternoon Session 

8. Adoption of the CCMI/249 draft opinion –EESC-2025-01374-00-00-PA-TRA

   • Automotive Industry Action Plan
   • Rapporteur: Gonçalo LOBO XAVIER (PT- Gr.I)
   • Co-rapporteur: Guido NELISSEN (BE-Cat. 2)

9. From the ECI to strengthening Europe’s water future: CSO support for water justice and the EU Blue Deal

   • By Piotr Sadowski, Secretary General of Volonteurop

10. Debate on A Prepared Union for a New Geopolitical Order

11. Any other business

Date of the next meeting: 12 September 2025

Interpreting requested from    FR/DE/EN/IT/EL/ES/CS/PL/SK/BG/HR  into FR/DE/EN/IT/EL/ES/PL/SK/BG