Fernando LÓPEZ MIRAS
CDR-2104-2024
The next Plenary Session (164th), taking place on February 19-20, will be the start of the next mandate. At the beginning of the new mandate, all CoR members are appointed for a period of 5 years, and all organs, including the Bureau, the commissions, and the working groups re-established. The new president, the new first vice-president and the new Bureau are elected by the members meeting in the first plenary session.
The main highlights of the session were:
- Debate with the President of the European Council with:
- António Costa, President of the European Council
- Debate on local and regional authorities at the heart of a renewed cohesion policy with:
- Raffaele Fitto, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Cohesion and Reforms
- Debate on local and regional authorities tackling the housing crisis with:
- Dan Jørgensen, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing
- Ceremony - Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Award with:
- Marta Kos, Commissioner for Enlargement
- Magdalena Adamowicz (PL/EPP), Member of the European Parliament
- Alessandro Zan (IT/S&D), Vice-Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament
- Philippe Close (BE/PES), Mayor of Brussels
- Patrick Molinoz (FR/PES), Chair of MPAA Jury
- Helge Lunde, Executive Director of ICORN
- Rafał Trzaskowski (PL/EPP), Mayor of Warsaw (in representation of the city of Gdansk)
- Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv
- Bassam Aramin, Palestinian community leader and Award of special recognition (remote)
- Rami Elhanan, Israeli community leader and Award of special recognition (remote)
