160th CoR Plenary Session

1. Adoption of the agenda (COR-2024-00360-00-03-CONVPOJ-TRA)

2. Approval of the minutes of the 159th plenary session, held on 31 January and 1 February 2024

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COR-2023-04736-01-00-PV-REF – COR-2023-04736-02-00-PV-REF

COR-2023-04736-03-00-PV-REF – COR-2023-04736-04-00-PV-REF

3. Statement by the President

Follow-up of the 10th European Summit of Regions and Cities

5. Statement by:

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• Vadym Boychenko, Mayor of Mariupol, Ukraine

Debate with members of the European Committee of the Regions

6. Enlargement package 2023 – Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia

Own-initiative

COR-2023-05426-00-01-PAC-TRA – CIVEX-VII/028

Rapporteur: Antje GROTHEER (DE/PES)

7. Localising energy production: the role of geothermal energy

Own-initiative

COR-2023-04406-00-00-PAC-TRA – ENVE-VII/043

Rapporteur: József RIBÁNYI (HU/ECR)

Statement by Zdzisław Krasnodębski (PL/ECR), Member of the European Parliament

8. Biodiversity protection and coexistence with large carnivores in Europe – challenges and opportunities for local and regional authorities

Own-initiative

COR-2023-05585-00-00-PAC-TRA – ENVE-VII/046

Rapporteur: Csaba BORBOLY (RO/EPP)

Statement by Daniel Buda (RO/EPP), Vice-Chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Parliament

9. Proposing a European Declaration on Cycling

For information

COR-2023-05839-00-01-PAC-TRA – COTER-VII/035

Rapporteur: Arianna Maria CENSI (IT/PES)

10. Mental health

Own-initiative

COR-2023-04544-00-00-PAC-TRA – NAT-VII/039

Rapporteur: Mieczysław STRUK (PL/EPP)

Statement by Sara Cerdas (PT/S&D), Member of the European Parliament

11. Mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context – The Cross-Border Facilitation Tool

Mandatory

COR-2024-01008-00-00-PAC-TRA – COTER-VII/037

Rapporteur-general: Magali ALTOUNIAN (FR/renew E.)

Statement by Sandro Gozi (FR/renew E.), Member of the European Parliament

12. Agreement on establishing an EU Interinstitutional Ethics Body

COR-2024-00360-02-011-PSP-TRA

13. Smart, sustainable and affordable housing as a tool for local authorities to face multiple challenges

Own-initiative

COR-2023-04562-00-00-PAC-TRA – COTER-VII/034

Rapporteur: Andres JAADLA (EE/renew E.)

14. Defence of Democracy

Own-initiative

COR-2024-00087-00-00-PAC-TRA – CIVEX-VII/030

Rapporteur-general: József KÓBOR (HU/EA)  

15. New genomic techniques and plant reproductive material

Mandatory

COR-2023-04545-00-00-PAC-TRA – NAT-VII/038

Rapporteur: Erik KONCZER (HU/PES)

Statement by Christophe Clergeau (FR/S&D), Member of the European Parliament

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16. The CoR’s Draft Budget 2025

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17. Skills and talent mobility

Own-initiative

COR-2023-05840-00-01-PAC-TRA – SEDEC-VII/046

Rapporteur: François DECOSTER (FR/renew E.)

18. Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution

Mandatory

COR-2023-05588-00-00-PAC-TRA – ENVE-VII/044

Rapporteur-general: Roberto CIAMBETTI (IT/ECR)

Statement by João Albuquerque (PT/S&D), Member of the European Parliament

COR-2023-00360-03-01-PSP-TRA

19. Improving the social inclusion of children by implementing the European Child Guarantee at local and regional level

Own-initiative

COR-2023-04650-00-00-PAC-TRA – SEDEC-VII/045

Rapporteur: Enzo LATTUCA (IT/PES)  

20. Empowering Local and Regional Authorities in Integrated Child Protection Systems

Own-initiative

COR-2024-00219-00-01-PAC-TRA– SEDEC-VII/048

Rapporteur: Peter KAISER (AT/PES)

Debate with members of the European Committee of the Regions

21. Urgent draft resolution on a renewed cohesion policy post 2027 that leaves no one behind.

Responses of the CoR on the Report of the High-Level Group on the future of cohesion policy and on the 9th Cohesion report

COR-2024-00548-00-00-PRES-TRA – RESOL-VII/033

22. Enlargement package 2023 - Western Balkans and Türkiye

Own-initiative

COR-2023-05623-00-00-PAC-TRA – CIVEX-VII/027

Rapporteur: Nikola DOBROSLAVIĆ (HR/EPP)

23. Statements by:Debate with members of the European Committee of the Regions

• Isabel Carvalhais (PT/S&D), Member of the European Parliament

• Dacian Cioloș (RO/Renew E.), Member of the European Parliament

• Lydie Massard (FR/Greens/EFA), Member of the European Parliament

Debate with members of the European Committee of the Regions

24. Election of Bureau members (COR-2024-00360-00-00-PSP-REF) (for decision)

25. New CoR members and alternates (COR-2024-00360-00-001-PSP-TRA) (for information)

26. Any other business

27. Date of the next meeting.

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