172nd CoR Plenary Session

The Members of the European Committee of the Regions will hold a meeting for the 172nd Plenary Session on 1-2 July 2026.

The main highlights of the session will be:

• Debate on Climate and Energy with:
  • Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition
• Debate on Fisheries and Coastal Communities with:
  • Costas Kadis, Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans
• Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Governments with:
  • Markus Dieth, President of the Conference of Cantonal Governments and State Councillor Canton of Aargau of the Swiss Confederation
  • Gheorghe Cârciu (S&D/RO), Vice-Chair of the Delegation for Northern cooperation and for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee and Member of the European Parliament
• Debate on Housing with:
  • Irene Tinagli (S&D/IT), Chair of the Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union and Member of the European Parliament
  • Nadia Calviño, President of the European Investment Bank
  • Borja Giménez Larraz (EPP/ES), Member of the European Parliament and rapporteur on The housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing
  • Marco Corradi, President of Housing Europe
• Signature of the MoU between the CoR and the EIB