• 6 May: French President Emmanuel Macron and President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping for a trilateral exchange on EU-China trade and economic relations (see Deep Dive 1).

• 8 May: The European Investment Bank (EIB) adopts its Security and Defence Industry Action plan.

• 11 May: Finance ministers of the eurozone countries meet to discuss the state of implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the Value Added Tax (VAT) package for the digital age and the completion of the Capital Markets Union.

• 16 May: The European Commission opens formal proceedings against Meta under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

• 21 May: EU ministers for Digitalisation and Telecommunications meet to discuss the implementation of the adopted legislation in the digital and cybersecurity fields and the future of EU policies in these sectors.

• 23 May: EU ministers for Innovation and Science meet to discuss the future EU space law, the strengthening of the European space sector and the recent EU initiatives in research policy (see Deep Dive 2)

• 24 May: EU ministers for Economy and Industry meet to discuss the future of EU industrial policy, the internal market and the public procurement policy (see Deep Dive 3).

• 27 May: The Council of the EU adopts the Net-Zero Emissions Industry Act (NZIA).

• 28 May: EU Defence ministers meet to discuss EU military support to Ukraine and the strengthening of the EU’s Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB).

• 30 May: EU ministers for Foreign Affairs and Trade meet in Brussels to discuss the contribution of EU trade policy to strengthening the competitiveness of European industry and the export controls and Dual Use regulations.

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