Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

At the committee meeting of 24 January 2023, Mr Johan FORSSELL, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Sweden presented to the committee the priorities of the Swedish Presidency in the areas falling under IMCO's remit.

On 23 January, IMCO held a public hearing on Standardisation in the Single Market. The hearing will contribute to the ongoing work on IMCO's Own-Initiative Report on a Standardisation Strategy for the Single Market.

During the committee meeting of 24 January 2023, IMCO voted on a provisional agreement, one draft report, and two draft opinions.

On 20-22 February 2023, an IMCO mission of four Members and the IMCO Chair will travel to Helsinki (Finland) and Tallinn (Estonia) to look into the e-government initiatives of both countries and into digitalisation and resource-efficiency programs. This mission will provide valuable insight in the context of IMCO’s ongoing work on e-government and digital public services (own-initiative report 2022/2036(INI)) and on legislative files related to consumers and the green transition