134th CoR Plenary Session, Brussels

Atomium in Brussel
© Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date April 10, 2019 - April 11, 2019
city Brussels, Belgium
location EP (BE Brussels) Show location
attending F.C.G.M. (Frans) Timmermans i, (Jean) Arthuis i, (Iskra) Mihaylova i, D. (Dimitris) Avramopoulos i et al.
organisation Committee of the Regions (CoR) i

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Draft Agenda

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10-11 April 2019

European Parliament

Paul Henri Spaak building - Hemicycle

60 rue Wiertz, B−1047 Brussels

Launch of the "Cities and Regions for Integration of Migrants" initiative: WORKING TOGETHER TOWARDS A MORE INCLUSIVE EUROPE

Wednesday 10 April, 3.00 p.m.

DEBATE

"ON THE WAY TO A FUTURE EU BUDGET THAT MATCHES OUR AMBITIONS"

Wednesday 10 April, 5 p.m.

DEBATE

"FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND EU VALUES"

Thursday 11 April, 10.30 a.m.

Attention:

this is not the final agenda, which will be established by the Bureau on 9 April 2019

This agenda is sent to all members of the European Committee of the Regions for information. Please be aware that your participation (or delegation to participate) and entitlement to any payment or reimbursement are subject to the validity of your mandate as member of the Committee of the Regions at the moment of the meeting

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Document last updated: 05/04/2019

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This document has been drawn up in accordance with Rule 15(3) of the Rules of Procedure and can be retrieved at: http://memportal.cor.europa.eu/Meeting/CommitteeAgenda

This meeting will be recorded following the procedure set out in

Bureau Decision No 0015/2018.

Wednesday 10 April 2019

 

3 p.m.

OPENING OF THE SESSION

  • Adoption of the agenda (COR-2019-00270-00-01-CONVPOJ-TRA)
  • Approval of the minutes of the 133rd plenary session, held on 6 and 7 February 2019 COR-2018-06182-00-00-PV-TRA,

    COR-2018-06182-00-00-PV-REF,

    COR-2018-06182-01-00-PV-REF,

    COR-2018-06182-02-00-PV-REF,

    COR-2018-06182-03-00-PV-REF and

    COR-2018-06182-04-00-PV-REF

  • Statement by the president
     

    3.00 p.m.

    LAUNCH OF THE "CITIES AND REGIONS FOR INTEGRATION OF MIGRANTS" INITIATIVE: WORKING TOGETHER TOWARDS A MORE INCLUSIVE EUROPE

  • Statements by
    • Dimitris Avramopoulos, Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship
    • Valeria Mancinelli, Mayor of Ancona, awarded the 2018 World Mayor Prize
    • Jacek Sutryk, Mayor of Wrocław, Poland
    • Annika Tännström, President of the Regional Council, Västra Götaland, Sweden

    COR-2018-00270-01-01-PSP-TRA

    Debate with members of the European Committee of the Regions

     

    4.30 p.m.

    ADOPTION OF OPINION

  • The European Semester and Cohesion Policy: aligning structural reforms with long-term investments1 2

    COR-2018-05504-00-00-PAC-TRA - ECON -VI/040

    Rapporteur: Rob Jonkman (NL/ECR)

    Statement by

    • Iskra Mihaylova, Chair of the Committee on Regional Development (REGI) of the European Parliament
     

    5 p.m.

    ON THE WAY TO A FUTURE EU BUDGET THAT MATCHES OUR AMBITIONS

  • Exchange of views with
    • Jean Arthuis, Chair of the Committee on Budgets of the European Parliament
    • Isabelle Boudineau, Chair of the COTER Commission, Chair of the Working Group on EU Budget
    • Nikola Dobroslavić, Rapporteur on the Multiannual Financial Framework package for the years 2021-2027

    COR-2018-00270-02-01-PSP-TRA

    Debate with members of the European Committee of the Regions

     

    6.30 p.m.

    ADJOURNMENT

    Thursday 11 April 2019

     

    9 a.m.

    ADOPTION OF BUDGET

  • Draft 2020 estimates of CoR revenue and expenditure

    COR-2019-00269-10-00-NB-TRA

    COR-2019-00391-01-00-CAAF-REF

    COR-2019-00391-04-00-CAAF-REF

    COR-2019-00391-05-00-CAAF-REF

    COR-2019-00391-06-00-CAAF-REF

    COR-2019-00391-07-00-CAAF-REF

    (for adoption)

     

    9.15 a.m.

    ADOPTION OF OPINION

  • Implementation of the EU Forest Strategy

    COM(2018) 811 final

    COR-2019-00973-00-01-PAC-TRA - NAT -VI/041

    Rapporteur general: Ossi Martikainen (FI/ALDE)

     

    9.50 a.m.

    EU MATTERS FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES

  • Introductory statements from members
    • Local development strategies and structural funds: the future of Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI's) and Community-led Local Developments (CLLDs), Csaba Borboly (RO/EPP), Tadeusz Truskolaski (PL/EA) and Ioannis Kourakis (EL/PES)
    • Challenges in the future for the steel industry: employment, climate, trade agreements, Isolde Ries (DE/PES)
    • The Role of smart specialisation in enhancing the innovative capacity of economies in European regions, Władysław Ortyl (PL/ECR)
     

    10.30 a.m.

    FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND EU VALUES

  • Statements by
    • Koen Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union
    • Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the European Commission, Commissioner on Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
    • Domenica Ghidei Biidu, Vice-Chair of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance of the Council of Europe
    • Michael O'Flaherty, Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights

    COR-2018-00270-03-01-PSP-TRA

    Debate with members of the European Committee of the Regions

     

    12 noon

    OTHER

  • Election of Bureau members (COR-2018-00270-00-00-PSP-REF) (for decision)
  • New CoR members and alternates (COR-2018-00270-00-00-PSP-TRA) (for information)
  • Any other business
  • Date of the next meeting
     

    12.15 p.m.

    END OF THE PLENARY SESSION

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    1 Simplified procedure

    2 Based on a request from the Member State that holds the Presidency of the Council

    COR-2019-00270-00-01-CONVPOJ-TRA (EN) 3/32


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Committee of the Regions (CoR)

The Committee of the Regions (CoR) is an EU advisory body composed of locally and regionally elected representatives coming from all 27 Member States. Through the CoR they are able to share their opinion on EU legislation that directly impacts regions and cities.

What does the CoR do?

The CoR gives regions and cities a formal say in EU law-making ensuring that the position and needs of regional and local authorities are respected.

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