The main highlights of the session were:
- The results of the 2024 European elections:
- Statements by political groups
- Debate on the Common Agricultural Policy with:
- Janusz Wojciechowski, European Commissioner for Agriculture
- Debate on improving EU support for regional research and innovation ecosystems - the example of the regional innovation valleys with:
- Iliana Ivanova, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
- Elisa Ferreira, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms
- Debate on building a sustainable water management for the future of cities and regions with:
- Taleb Abderrahmane El Mahjoub, Mayor of Tevragh Zeina (Mauritania)
- European Entrepreneurial region 2025 award ceremony with:
- Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (CZ/RENEW E.), Chair of the ECON Commission of the CoR
- José González Vázquez (ES/EPP), Minister of Employment, Trade and Emigration of the Xunta de Galicia
- Zlatko Šorša, (HR/PES) President of the Assembly of the Krapina-Zagorje County
- Adam Struzik, (PL/EPP), Marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship