The Conference of Presidents (CoP) consists of the President, the First Vice-President and the Presidents of all political groups. The CoP prepares the work and facilitates the search for political consensus on decisions to be taken by the other constitutive bodies (the Plenary Assembly, the Bureau, and the commissions).
The CoP meets ahead of each Bureau meeting, usually on the same day. Extraordinary meetings are also organised in Brussels or abroad, notably twice a year in the EU country holding the Presidency of the Council of the EU.
The Conference of Presidents (CoP) is composed of:
The Presidents of the political groups may be represented by another member of their group.
The Conference of Presidents (CoP) debates any question submitted to it by the President, with a view to preparing and facilitating the search for a political consensus on decisions to be taken by the Committee's other constituent bodies. The President, in their communication to the Bureau, should report on the discussions that took place at the meeting of the Conference of Presidents.
Just like the President and the Bureau, the Conference of Presidents has a term of two and a half years.
In the framework of the Conference of Presidents, the CoR discussed strategic foresight and the contribution of LRAs to EU preparedness with EP Vice President Victor Negrescu.
