168th CoR Plenary Session

1. ‘Shaping tomorrow, together’ and presentation of ‘the State of Regions and Cities in the European Union’ address by Kata Tüttő, President of the European Committee of the Regions

Statements by:

• Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament
• Raffaele Fitto, Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms of the European Commission

Debate with the audience

Adjournment

2. Adoption of the agenda

COR-2025-01614-00-04-CONVPOJ-TRA

3. Approval of the minutes of the 167th plenary session

COR-2025-01611-00-01-PV-TRA, COR-2025-01611-00-00-PV-REF

4. Statement by the President

5. Strengthening women’s rights in the EU: A local and regional perspective

Rapporteur: Carina Ohlsson (SE/PES)

Own-initiative

SEDEC-VIII/005

COR-2025-01108-00-01-PAC-TRA

Statement by Lina Gálvez (S&D/ES), Chair of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality and Member of the European Parliament

6. State of the energy union: getting prepared for a smooth implementation of energy transition in line with Fit for 55 targets

Rapporteur: Joško Klisović (HR/PES)

Own-initiative

ENVE-VIII/002

COR-2024-04588-00-00-PAC-TRA

7. Designing nature credits: A framework to promote biodiversity and ecosystem services

Rapporteur-general: Rastislav Trnka (SK/EPP)

Own political initiative opinion

ENVE-VIII/004

COR-2025-00140-00-00-PAC-TRA

8. Statement by:

• Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness

Debate with members

9. Union of Skills Strategy

Rapporteur: Emil Boc (RO/EPP)

Own-initiative - Simplified procedure

SEDEC-VIII/004

COR-2025-01105-00-00-PAC-TRA

10. An EU anti-poverty strategy

Rapporteur: Yonnec Polet (BE/PES)

Optional (outlook) - Simplified procedure

SEDEC-VIII/003

COR-2025-01106-00-01-PAC-TRA

11. Statement by:

• The Pact for Eastern Border Regions initiative in light of the draft Regulation on the multiannual financial framework for 2028–2034 by Władysław Ortyl (PL/ECR)

Debate with members

Adjournment

12. Statement by:

• General Christophe Gomart (EPP/FR), Member of the European Parliament and rapporteur on ‘Draft report on European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs’

Debate with members

13. European Defence Readiness 2030

Rapporteur: Ricardo Rio (PT/EPP)

Own-initiative

ECON-VIII/002

COR-2025-01590-00-01-PAC-TRA

14. Draft resolution on the Next Multiannual Financial Framework

Rule 46.3.b

RESOL-VIII/007

COR-2025-03109-00-00-PRES-TRA

15. Enhancing the territorial dimension of the EU - Switzerland relationship

Rapporteur: Matteo Luigi Bianchi (IT/ECR)

Own political initiative opinion - Simplified procedure

CIVEX-VIII/004

COR-2025-02023-00-00-PAC-TRA

Statement by Norman Gobbi, President of the Government of the Canton of Ticino

16. Establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union

Rapporteur-general: Karin Müller (DE/EPP)

Mandatory - rule 17.4

CIVEX-VIII/005

COR-2025-01914-00-02-PAC-TRA

17. Statements by:

• EU LRAs united to support Women in rural areas - International Day of Rural Women by Jesús Ángel Garrido Martínez (ES/EPP) and Karine Gloanec-Maurin (FR/PES)
• Challenges of Data Centres with regard to Regional Development and Sustainability Goals by Jorge Antonio Azcón Navarro (ES/EPP)

Debate with members

18. Election of Bureau members

COR-2025-01614-00-00-PSP-REF – For decision

19. New CoR members and alternates

COR-2025-01614-00-00-PSP-TRA – For information

20. Any other business

21. Date of the next meeting

End of the plenary session