154th CoR Plenary Session

Adoption of the agenda (COR-2023-00006-00-01-CONVPOJ-TRA)

2. Approval of the minutes of the 153rd plenary session, held on 8 and 9 February 2023

COR-2022-05327-00-01-PV-TRA – COR-2022-05327-00-00-PV-REF

COR-2022-05327-01-00-PV-REF – COR-2022-05327-02-00-PV-REF

COR-2022-05327-03-00-PV-REF – COR-2022-05327-04-00-PV-REF

COR-2022-05327-05-00-PV-REF – COR-2022-05327-06-00-PV-REF

3. Statement by the President

4. Statements by:

* Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President for Democracy and Demography of the European Commission

* Tanya Hristova (BG/EPP), Chair of the SEDEC commission of the CoR

Debate with members of the European Committee of the Regions

5. Statement by:

COR-2023-00006-01-00-PSP-TRA

* Erik Slottner (SE), Minister for Public Administration

Debate with members of the European Committee of the Regions

6. Short-term accommodation rental services: balancing the needs of local communities, entrepreneurs and travellers

Council presidency referral

COR-2022-04144-00-00-PAC-TRA – NAT-VII/029

Rapporteur: Roberto CIAMBETTI (IT/ECR)

Statement by Roby BIWER (LU/PES), President of the Committee for Financial and Administrative Affairs -CFAA1

COR-2023-00005-06-00-NB-TRA

COR-2023-00005-01-00-NB-REF -COR-2023-00005-02-00-NB-REF

COR-2023-00005-03-00-NB-REF - COR-2023-00005-05-00-NB-REF

COR-2023-00006-06-00-NB-REF - COR-2023-00006-07-00-NB-REF

8. The Future of the Eastern Partnership from a local and regional perspective

Council presidency referral

COR-2022-05113-00-00-PAC-TRA – CIVEX-VII/019

Rapporteur: Alin-Adrian NICA (RO/EPP)

Statement by Andrius Kubilius (LT/EPP), Chair of the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly of the European Parliament

9. Statements by:

COR-2023-00006-02-02-PSP-TRA

>Screening of a video on Ukraine – One year of CoR support following the Russian full-scale invasion

* Oleksandr Kubrakov, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine (tbc)

* Current situation and needs in Ukrainian cities by Zdeněk HŘIB(CZ/Greens)

* Encouraging integration at local and regional level by Aoife BRESLIN (IE/PES)

> Screening of a video on Marking International Women's Day

* Fighting against gender violence by Joan CALABUIG RULL (ES/PES)

Debate with members of the European Committee of the Regions

10. Targets and tools for a Smart Rural Europe3

Own-initiative

COR-2022-04320-00-00-PAC-TRA – NAT-VII/030

Rapporteur: Radim SRŠEŇ (CZ/EPP)

11. Sustainable use of pesticides

Mandatory

COR-2022-04989-00-01-PAC-TRA – NAT-VII/031

Rapporteur: Heinz-Joachim HÖFER (DE/PES)

12. Amending the Directive on Asbestos

Mandatory

COR-2022-05655-00-00-PAC-TRA – SEDEC-VII/034

Rapporteur general: Hanna ZDANOWSKA (PL/EPP)

Statement by Jan Sipior (PL), Mayor of Szczucin

13. European Media Freedom Act5

Own-initiative

COR-2022-05388-00-00-PAC-TRA – CIVEX-VII/020

Rapporteur: Mark SPEICH (DE/EPP)

14. Urgent draft resolution on Harnessing talent in Europe's regions6

COR-2023-00574-00-00-PRES-TRA – RESOL-VII/028

15. Urgent draft resolution on the initiative for strengthening social dialogue7

COR-2023-00774-00-00-PRES-TRA – RESOL-VII/02

16. Report on the impact of CoR opinions COR-2023-00005-08-01-NB-TRA COR-2023-00006-08-00-NB-REF

17. Election of Bureau members (COR-2023-00006-00-00-PSP-REF) (for decision)

18. New CoR members and alternates (COR-2023-00006-00-00-PSP-TRA) (for information)

19. Any other business

20. Date of the next meeting.

21. CoR event: The New Cohesion Alliance