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 COR-2023-04736-00-01-PV-TRA – COR-2023-04736-00-00-PV-REF 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: COR-2024-00360-01-01-PSP-TRA • 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

16. The CoR’s Draft Budget 2025 COR-2024-00359-06-00-NB-TRA COR-2024-00359-01-00-NB-REF - COR-2024-00359-02-00-NB-REF COR-2024-00359-03-00-NB-REF - COR-2024-00359-06-00-NB-REF COR-2024-00359-07-00-NB-REF

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.