The members of the European Committee of the Regions will meet in the 140th plenary session on 12, 13 and 14 October 2020 in the Charlemagne Building of the European Commission.
Several debates and political discussions will take place, including one on the annual local and regional barometer with the participation of the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, one on the German Presidency with the Chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel and one on resilience and recovery with Commissioner in charge of Economy Paolo Gentiloni.
EPP-led opinion to be adopted:
- “Equivalent standards of living as a joint challenge for all levels of government in Europe” by Rapporteur Bernd Lange (DE/EPP)
- “An EU Health Emergency Mechanism” by Rapporteur Birgitta Sacrédeus (SE/EPP)
- “The REACT-EU package” by Rapporteur Mieczyslaw Struk (PL/EPP)
- “Demographic change: proposals on measuring and tackling its negative effects in the EU regions” by Rapporteur János Ádám Karácsony (HU/EPP)
- “SME Strategy” by Rapporteur Eddy Van Hijum (NL/EPP)
- “Local Democracy Challenges in the Western Balkans” by Rapporteur Nikola Dobroslavić (HR/EPP)
- “A Strategy for Europe’s Digital future and A Strategy for Data” by Rapporteur Mark Weinmeister (DE/EPP)
- “The European Climate Pact” by Rapporteur Rafał Kazimierz Trzaskowski (PL/EPP)
- “A Reinforced Union Civil Protection Mechanism” by Rapporteur Alberto Cirio (IT/EPP)
An updated agenda is available here:
140th Plenary Session of the European Committee of the Regions
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9 October:
- 11.00 – 13.00 – EPP Group Meeting (Hybrid)
- 15:30-17:30 – Meeting of the Bureau of the CoR (Hybrid)
12 October:
- 09:00-19:30 – 140th Plenary Session of the Committee of the Regions – Charlemagne Building (European Commission)
- 11:00-12:00 – Debate on the annual Local and Regional Barometer with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
- 14:30-16:30 – Debate on Cohesion and official opening of the 18th #EU Week of Regions and Cities with Elisa Ferreira, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms
13 October:
- 09:00-15:30 – 140th Plenary Session of the Committee of the Regions (Hemicycle, European Parliament)
- 09:00-10:00 – Debate on the Green Deal with Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Commissioner for the European Green Deal
- 12:00-13:00 – Debate on Resilience and Recovery Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy
- 14:30-15:30 – Debate on Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union with Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
14 October:
- 09:45-16:30 – 140th Plenary Session of the Committee of the Regions (Hemicycle, European Parliament)
- 10:00-11:00 – Debate on Funds and Recovery with Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank and Lilyana Pavlova, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank
- 12:00-13:00 – Debate on Social Affairs with Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights