Formandens dagsorden

2026

9 June 2026, Brussels (Belgium)
S&D Group Event 'A Progressive European Future'
EuropCom Opening
MFF Steering Group meeting
Brussels on the Rocks film festival

4 June 2026, Nicosia (Cyprus)
Informal Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Cohesion Policy

3-4 June 2026, Sofia (Bulgaria)
Green Transition Forum

24-25 May 2026, Yuste (Spain)
Carlos V European Award Ceremony

20 May 2026, Athens (Greece)
9th Edition of Circle the Med – The Mediterranean Forum

11-12 May 2026, Nicosia (Cyprus)
Informal ministerial conference on housing

5-7 May 2026, Brussels (Belgium)
7 May
CoR Plenary Day 2
Meeting the newly appointed CoR Portuguese Delegation
Meeting with Alessandra Todde, President of the region Sardinia
Opening event: The Dunkirk Appeal

6 May
CoR Plenary Day 1
Meeting with Olga Nebeská, Deputy Minister of European Funds Coordination of Czechia
Meeting with Stefan Zdrinzo Azzopardi, Minister of Cohesion and Jonathan Vassallo, Secretary of State of Malta
Meeting with Samuel Migal, Minister for Investments, Regional Development and Informatization, and Richard Maraček, State Secretary of Slovakia
Launching the Strategy on the Right to Stay 
CoR Spanish Delegation meeting
Bilateral meeting with Andrea Abodi, Minister for Sport and Youth of Italy
Bilateral meeting with Roberto Occhiuto, President of Calabria
Meeting Young Elected Politicians (YEPs)
Opening "A Journey Through Italian Excellence" – Italian Reception

5 May
Bilateral meeting with EU Commissioner Sikela
Meeting with the President of Catalan Association of Municipalities (ACM)
Presentation of the Rural Pact of the Delegation from Asturias with the Regional minister of rural areas and agriculture
Conference of Presidents – COP
CoR Bureau
Representation of the State of Bavaria – Maypole event with the Bavarian Minister-President

21-22 April, Warsaw (Poland)
Friends of Cohesion (FoC) meeting, organized by the Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy of Poland

20- 21 April, Brussels (Belgium)
NAT Commission meeting 
Meeting with the delegation of the Committee on Economy and Territorial Cohesion of the Portuguese Parliament 
Meeting with the delegation of the Committee on Economy and Territorial Cohesion of the Portuguese Parliament 
Conference “Cohesion Policy after 2027 - A New Approach to Regional Development
Meeting with Care4everyBody

17-18 April, Barcelona (Spain)
Global Progressive Mobilisation

3 - 4 March 2026, Brussels (Belgium)
5 March
CoR Plenary – Day 2
Mayor Pawel Adamovicz Award, Ceremony and Press Conference
Bilateral meeting with Nuri ASLAN, Acting Mayor of Istanbul
Meeting with Brigitta Pallauf, PRES of Salzburg Regional Parl, and Franz Schausberger (former Governor)
Meeting with Arno Kompatscher, governor of South Tyrol

4 March
CoR Plenary – Day 1 
Meeting with the CoR national delegations' chairs - State of play on the MFF
Meeting and press conference with Michele de Pascale, President of Emilia Romagna 
PES Group Meeting
Meeting with Mary Crilly, Director of the Sexual Violence Support Center in Cork, and Kieran McCarthy, CoR Member
International Women’s Day Talks 2026, organized by the European Parliament Magazine
Meeting with Bulgarian MEPs and CoR PES delegation, as well as Krum ZARKOV and Sergei STANISHEV
Press conference on cohesion policy in Poland and the future MFF with Jacek Karnowski, Secretary of State, Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy 
Trilateral meeting with Aleksandra Dulkiewicz and Antje Grotheer, CoR Members

3 March
Bilateral meeting with Peter Kaiser, Governor of Carinthia 
PES Bureau meeting
CoR Conference of Presidents (COP)
CoR Bureau

9-10 February 2026, Nicosia (Cyprus)
CoR Bureau meeting in Nicosia
CoR Conference of Presidents meeting
Meeting with Mayor of Nicosia
Meeting with EU Councillors
Study visit to the CYENS Centre of Excellence

3-4 February 2026, Brussels (Belgium)
CoR ENVE Commission meeting
Meeting delegation of Greens Group in the CoR on gender equality
2nd meeting ad hoc Steering Group on MFF
Meeting EPBN (European Pride Business Network)
CoR NAT Commission meeting

20 - 21 January 2026, Strasbourg (France)
Bilateral meeting with Commissioner Hadja Lahbib
Meeting with the EU Parliament's Conference of Committee Chairs CCC
Exchange with the Assembly of European Regions and MEPs on the MFF
Meeting with MEP Dario Nardella

14 - 15 January 2026, Brussels (Belgium)
Meeting Daniel Bond, Editor of European Parliament Magazine
Meeting Members of Hungarian Parliament visiting the CoR
Meeting Stefania Proietti, President of Umbria
S&D Conference: Health Across All Policies
New Year Reception by President Antonio Costa and President von der Leyen

2025

8 - 11 December 2025, Brussels (Belgium)
11 December
Bilateral meeting with Guillermo Peláez, Regional Minister of Asturias
Trilateral with Minister of Quebec Christopher Skeete and MEP Javier Sánchez Moreno
CoR Plenary – Day 2
Meeting with Anton Mattle, Governor of Tyrol
Meeting with Jan Zámečník, South Moravian Region

10 December
"Fight for our regions" - Mobilisation with MEP Sabrina Repp S&D and PES Group in the CoR 
Steering group meeting on the MFF 2028-2034
Meeting with Mayor of Genova, Silvia Salis
Meeting with the Montenegrin Ambassador to the EU, Petar Marković, the Co-Chair of JCC Montenegro Nikola Dobroslavić (EPP/HR) and Gillian Coughlan (IE/Renew), Enlargement Opinion Rapporteur for the Western Balkans and Turkiye
SGI Europe Intergoup on The Right to Stay
CoR Plenary – Day 1
Reception of Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship Region

9 December
Bilateral meeting with EVP Fitto
Bilateral meeting with Lukas Mandl, President, and Vania Freitas, Secretary General, of AER (Assembly of European Regions)
Meeting Cicero Trainees
Meeting with President Muselier (Région Sud – Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Deputy President of Régions de France)
Conference of Presidents - COP
CoR Bureau

8 December 
Water Resilience Forum – Opening with EVP Ribera, Commissioner Roswall, Ida Hannibal (Danish Presidency) and EESC President Boland
Water Resilience Forum – Closing remarks
Meeting Inter-Institutional Hungarian Trainees

28-29 November 2025, Valetta (Malta)
Bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Malta, Robert Abela
Meeting with the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez 
Council of the Socialist International 

20-21 November 2025, Bucharest (Romania)
High-level Conference “Cohesion 2027+: an enabler of Long-term Development, Inclusive Economic Competitiveness and Resilience throughout Europe”, organised by the Romanian Ministry of Investments and European Projects
Ministerial Roundtable with Member States representatives responsible for cohesion policy and Members of the European Parliament alongside representatives from the European Commission and Committee of the Regions 

13-14 November 2025, Bologna (Italy)
Participation in the session of the Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna dedicated to Europe 
Meetings with Mayor of Bologna Matteo Lepore and Anna Lisa Boni, City Councilor; Raffaele Laudani, Councilor for Urban Planning and Private Building, and Caterina Manca, President of the City Council
Participation in Conference "The EU and The Blue Deal on Planet Aqua"
Site visits on water and housing
Meeting with the President of ANCI and Mayor of Naples Gaetano Manfredi
"The network of local EU councillors in Italy" event, promoted by the Committee of the Regions, European Parliament, and European Commission
ANCI event "Europe, NRRP model: resources for municipalities that know how to invest"
Participation in "Italian Cuisine as UNESCO Heritage", with the participation of Francesco Lollobrigida, Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests, and Alessandro Giuli, and the Minister of Culture
Participation in the National Assembly of Democratic Party Mayors

3-6 November 2025, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
COP30 Local Leaders Forum

22 October 2025, Brussels (Belgium)
Meeting and Press Conference on Housing with European Council President António Costa and EESC outgoing and incoming Presidents
Stakeholder Consultation on Water Resilience

21 October 2025, Budapest (Hungary)
Extended Visegrad 4 Ministerial meeting and Cohesion Summit II 

17-18 October 2025, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
PES Congress
PES Group Extraordinary Meeting: Europe Cannot Leave Territories Behind

13-16 October 2025, Brussels (Belgium)
16 October 
European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC)
Covenant of Mayors Ceremony 

15 October 
European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC)
168th CoR Plenary Session - Plenary Day 2
Cohesion Alliance high level session
EWRC session: Green Deal Going Local Working Group Meeting – Shaping Together a Water Resilient Europe
Regiostars Ceremony

14 October
European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC)
168th CoR Plenary Session - Plenary Day 1
Bilateral with Mathias De Clercq, Eurocities President
EWRC session: Feminist Cities: Designing Urban Spaces for All
EWRC session: The Future through Cohesion: How Reforms are Shaping Regional Policy and Strengthening Partnerships

13 October
Opening session of the European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC)

7-8 October 2025, Dublin (Ireland)
Meeting with Thomas Byrne, Minister for European Affairs T.D.
Meeting with Ray McAdam, Lord Mayor of Dublin
Meeting with Verona Murphy, T.D. Ceann Comhairle (Speaker) of Dail Eireann
Keynote speech at the International Institute for European Affairs (IIEA) on EU Cohesion Policy

25-26 September 2025, Catalonia (Spain)
Institutional Visit to Catalonia (Spain)
Bilateral meeting with regional President Salvador Illa
Bilateral meeting with regional minister Jaume Duch
Bilateral meeting with Mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni
Visits to housing and water management projects 

18 - 19 September 2025, Copenhagen (Denmark)
External Bureau and Conference of Presidents of the European Committee of the Regions in Denmark

17 September 2025, Brussels (Belgium)
Meeting with CEO of WindEurope
Meeting with Veronica Manfredi (DIR DG ENV) on water resilience
Speaking at EESC Plenary

9 - 10 September 2025, Munich (Germany)
Informal exchange of views with the Bavarian Minister of European Affairs and Austrian regional presidents
Automotive Regions Alliance (ARA) Annual Conference

1 - 2 September 2025, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Visit to Water Management Projects
Meeting CoR Dutch delegation
Meeting Mayor of The Hague

25 August 2025, Constanța (Romania)
Bilateral meeting with Roxana Mînzatu EU Commission Executive Vice President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness 
Study Visit "Safe Place For Women" 
Citizens' Dialogue: Local Governments Leading Change for Women and Equality  

16 - 17 July 2025, Brussels (Belgium)
Bilateral meeting with MEP Sandro Gozi, Secretary General of the European Democratic Party 
Bilateral meeting with Fernando Sampedro, Secretary of State for EU Affairs ES

09 - 10 July 2025, Rome (Italy)
Meeting with Presidents of Italian regions
Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025  
Conferenza dei Presidenti delle Assemblee legislative delle Regioni e delle Province autonome

08 July 2025, Barcelona (Spain)
2025 Edition of the Jacques Delors Agora 

07 July 2025, Brussels (Belgium)
Bilateral meeting with Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, Jessika Roswall
Panel on the 2025 Environmental Implementation Review (EIR): challenges and opportunities of environmental implementation
Bilateral meeting with Turkish ambassador, Faruk Kaymakci
Bilateral meeting with the Head of Housing Task Force, Matthew Baldwin

02-03 July 2025, Brussels (Belgium)
CoR Plenary Session
EuroPCom Opening
Meeting with María Isabel Urrutia De Los Mozos, Regional Minister for Presidency of Cantabria
Meeting Spanish and Portuguese CoR Delegations to mark the 40th anniversary of their EU Accession
Short greeting Luciano Caveri - Presentazione del libro San Bernardo d’Aosta
Meeting with Bavarian State Minister for European and International Affairs, Eric Beißwenger 

01 July 2025, Brussels (Belgium)
Bilateral with Brussels mayor, Philip Close

24 June 2025, Brussels (Belgium)

European Public Diplomacy Week - Panel Discussion: “Subnational public diplomacy: cities and regions for global impact"
Meeting with Commissioner Suica 
Meeting Marcos Ros Sempere MEP, S&D REGI Coordinator
De Sanctis Europe Award 2025 (Italian Embassy)
Meeting Rareș Voicu, European Youth Forum President
The Parliament MEP Awards (Royal Museums of Fine Arts)

19 June 2025, Krakow (Poland)
Cities Forum 2025: Empowering cities, shaping Europe’s future (EU Commission)

17- 18 June 2025, Sofia (Bulgaria)
Bilateral with Ivan Ivanov, Minister of Regional Development and Public Works of the Republic of Bulgaria
Bilateral with Mr. Vasil Terziev, Mayor of Sofia 
Event with President of the Republic of Bulgaria, in recognition of Prof. Daron Acemoğlu, 2024 Nobel Prize Laureate
Green Transition Forum 5.0: Powering Up Competitiveness and Innovation in the CEE Region

22 May 2025, Brussels (Belgium)
97th Meeting of the Conference of Ministers for European Affairs
Conference IDAHOBIT Day; Proud in Europe: How our continent become the most LGBT tolerant in the world

21 May 2025, Warsaw (Poland)
Informal Ministerial Meeting on Cohesion policy

20 May 2025 Warsaw (Poland)

OECD ministerial event
OECD Plenary 2: Improving multi-level governance to support investment for regional
Development
Signature of CoR/OECD MoU - Kata Tutto and Deputy SG of the OECD

13-15 May 2025, Brussels (Belgium) 
15 May
166th CoR Plenary Session – Day 2
Bilateral meeting with Maurizio Martina, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization
Bilateral meeting with the President of the CPMR, Filip Reinhag

14 May
166th CoR Plenary Session – Day 1
Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union (HOUS)
Bilateral meeting with Mayor Giuseppe Sala
Bilateral meeting with MEP Stefano Bonaccini
Meeting with Turkish Mayor Ms Lal Denizli and ambassador Mustafa Turan 
Meeting with Partenalia Delegation
Bilateral meeting with MEP João Oliveira
Meeting with the Colectivo de Familias de Víctimas Mortales Dana 29O

13 May 
Bureau meeting 

09 May 2025, Fiesole (Italy)
Europe Day in Fiesole

07-08 May 2025, Aosta Valley and Florence (Italy)
Peace, defence, and security in Europe and its regions: Commemorative event for Victory in Europe Day 2025. Keynote on the territorial dimension of the Strategic Agenda 2024–2029 at the European University Institute, Florence (IT).
European session of the legislative assembly – discussion and planning of regional activities

28 April 2025, Brussels (Belgium) 
Bilateral meeting with Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Teresa Ribera
Bilateral meeting with the Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, Glenn Micallef

09 April 2025, Brussels (Belgium) 
Bilateral meeting with Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament
Bilateral meeting with MEP Camilla Laureti
Meeting with Auditor (European Court of Auditors)
Courtesy meeting with Quebec Minister for international relations, Martine Biron

01 - 03 April 2025, Brussels (Belgium) 
165th CoR Plenary Session
Polish Presidency Reception
Bilateral with Secretary of State, Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy, Jan Szyszko
Meeting with Chair of the Ukrainian Association of District and Regional, Tetiana Yehorova-Lutsenko
CoR Bureau meeting

28 March 2025, Brussels (Belgium) 
Bilateral meeting with Deputy Minister responsible for rural affairs, Françoise Gatel and Permanent Representative of France to the European Union, Pierre Sellal
Bilateral meeting with Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for Ireland, Jack Chambers
Bilateral meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism

19 - 20 February 2025, Brussels (Belgium) 
164th CoR Plenary Session