Insight EU Monitoring has published detailed logistics for the Informal Competitiveness Council—Internal Market and Industry configuration—to be held on 3 February 2026 at Nicosia’s Filoxenia Conference Centre under the Cyprus Presidency. Ministers will debate Europe’s defence-industrial base, the ‘Competitiveness Compass’ and the 2030 single-market agenda.
Media and stakeholder accreditation is now live via the presidency platform and will close 31 January at 18:00 EET. Badged participants will enjoy lane-priority at Larnaca and Paphos airports and complimentary shuttle buses to hotels within the capital’s ring road. The agenda confirms a ‘family-photo’ at 11:15 and a 15:30 press conference streamed on Council Live.
For business-travel planners, the meeting coincides with a Pan-Cyprus teachers’ strike that could disrupt public transport; organisers therefore recommend private transfers. Delegates from third-country firms exhibiting defence tech prototypes must file temporary-import (ATA carnet) documents with Cyprus Customs no later than 2 February.
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Delegates who still need to confirm their visa status can simplify the process by using VisaHQ’s Cyprus portal (https://www.visahq.com/cyprus/). The platform provides real-time guidance on entry requirements for every nationality, facilitates courier pick-up of passport documents and can bundle ancillary services—such as digital health declarations—into one dashboard, saving corporate travel teams valuable time before the Council.
The event is the first major economic dossier under the presidency and is expected to draw 600+ attendees. Hotels in downtown Nicosia report occupancy above 85 %, while some airlines have up-gauge aircraft on Larnaca–Athens and Larnaca–Brussels sectors to meet demand.
Companies sending executives should review duty-of-care policies: winter dust storms prompted two recent runway diversions, and health authorities advise protective masks for outdoor site visits.
Media and stakeholder accreditation is now live via the presidency platform and will close 31 January at 18:00 EET. Badged participants will enjoy lane-priority at Larnaca and Paphos airports and complimentary shuttle buses to hotels within the capital’s ring road. The agenda confirms a ‘family-photo’ at 11:15 and a 15:30 press conference streamed on Council Live.
For business-travel planners, the meeting coincides with a Pan-Cyprus teachers’ strike that could disrupt public transport; organisers therefore recommend private transfers. Delegates from third-country firms exhibiting defence tech prototypes must file temporary-import (ATA carnet) documents with Cyprus Customs no later than 2 February.
Delegates who still need to confirm their visa status can simplify the process by using VisaHQ’s Cyprus portal (https://www.visahq.com/cyprus/). The platform provides real-time guidance on entry requirements for every nationality, facilitates courier pick-up of passport documents and can bundle ancillary services—such as digital health declarations—into one dashboard, saving corporate travel teams valuable time before the Council.
The event is the first major economic dossier under the presidency and is expected to draw 600+ attendees. Hotels in downtown Nicosia report occupancy above 85 %, while some airlines have up-gauge aircraft on Larnaca–Athens and Larnaca–Brussels sectors to meet demand.
Companies sending executives should review duty-of-care policies: winter dust storms prompted two recent runway diversions, and health authorities advise protective masks for outdoor site visits.
