165th CoR Plenary Session

1. Adoption of the agenda

COR-2025-00364-00-02-CONVPOJ-TRA

2. Approval of the minutes of the 164th plenary session

COR-2024-04254-00-00-PV-TRA – COR-2024-04254-00-00-PV-REF – COR-2024-04254-01-00-PV-REF

COR-2024-04254-02-00-PV-REF – COR-2024-04254-03-00-PV-REF – COR-2024-04254-04-00-PV-REF

COR-2024-04254-05-00-PV-REF – COR-2024-04254-06-00-PV-REF

3. Statement by the President

4. Statement by:

Jan Szyszko, State secretary, Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy of Poland

Debate with members

COR-2025-00364-01-00-PSP-TRA

5. The CoR’s Draft Budget 2026

COR-2025-00364-06-00-NB-TRA

COR-2025-00364-06-00-NB-REF - COR-2025-00364-07-00-NB-REF

COR-2025-00364-08-00-NB-REF - COR-2025-00364-09-00-NB-REF

For decision if adopted by Bureau members on 1 April 2025

6. The local and regional perspective in the implementation of the Rule of Law in the European Union Rapporteur: Stephen De Ron (LU/GREENS)

Own-initiative - Rule 17.4 CIVEX-VII/033 COR-2024-03434-00-00-PAC-TRA

7. Statements by:

The local dimension of the new U.S. tariff policy on European agri-food products by Jesús Ángel Garrido Martínez (ES/EPP) and François-Xavier Priollaud (FR/Renew E.)

Enhancing connectivity for EU islands by Noel Formosa (MT/EPP) and Peter Agius (MT/EPP), Member of the European Parliament (remote intervention)

Debate with members

8. Statements by:

Marta Kos, Commissioner for Enlargement

Samo Turel (SL/renew E.), Mayor of Nova Gorica and member of the CoR and Rodolfo Ziberna, Mayor of Gorizia, Italy, on the first borderless European Capital of Culture

Debate with members

COR-2025-00364-02-01-PSP-TRA

9. Enlargement package 2024 – Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia Rapporteur: Aleksandra Dulkiewicz (PL/EPP)

Own-initiative - Rule 17.4 CIVEX-VIII/001 COR-2025-00262-00-01-PAC-TRA

10. Enlargement package 2024 - Western Balkans and Türkiye Rapporteur: Jean-Luc Vanraes (BE/RENEW E.)

Own-initiative - Rule 17.4 CIVEX-VIII/002 COR-2025-00264-00-01-PAC-TRA

Adjournment

11. Enhancing EU regional agricultural competitiveness: A comprehensive strategy integrating equitable trade conditions and phytosanitary security Rapporteur: Carlos Mazón Guixot (ES/EPP)

Own-initiative NAT-VIII/004 COR-2024-02564-00-04-PAC-TRA

12. Statement by:

Raffaele Fitto, Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms of the European Commission

Debate with members

13. Outlook opinion on the EU Oceans Pact

Rapporteur: Mätta Ivarsson (SE/GREENS)

Optional (outlook)

NAT-VIII/002

COR-2025-00626-00-00-PAC-TRA

14. Draft urgent resolution on strengthening the territorial dimension in the implementation of the Industrial Action Plan for the European Automotive Sector

Rule 46.3 b RESOL-VIII/002 COR-2025-00987-00-00-PRES-TRA

Statement by Guido Guidesi, Chair of the Automotive Regions Alliance

15. Draft urgent resolution on the Arrest of Turkish Mayors and the Assault on Local Democracy in Türkiye

Rule 46.3 b

RESOL-VIII/003

COR-2025-01118-00-02-PRES-TRA

Statement by Filiz Ceritoğlu Sengel, Mayor of Selçuk and member of the Executive Board of Turkish Association of Municipalities (remote intervention)

16. Statement by:

Enrico Letta, former Italian Prime Minister and author of the EU report on the future of the Single Market

Debate with members

17. Draft urgent resolution on a Competitiveness Compass for the EU

Rule 46.3 b

RESOL-VIII/001

COR-2025-00824-00-00-PRES-TRA

18. Election of Bureau members

COR-2025-00364-00-00-PSP-REF – For decision

19. Any other business

20. Date of the next meeting

End of the plenary session