​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The members of the European Committee of the Regions met in the 139th plenary session on 30 June, 1 and 2 July 2020 in a hybrid meeting by Interactio​.​​

Several debates and political discussions took place, including one on the Green Deal at the heart of local and regional​​ COVID-19 recovery ​with the participation of ​​an ​​MEP, ​one on the future MFF in light of the COVID-19 crisis recovery with Commissioner in charge of Budget and Administration Johannes Hahn and one on the economic aspect of the COVID-19 recovery with ​Commissioner in charge of Internal Market Thierry Breton​.​

​The plenary assembly discussed and voted on the opinions listed here below.

• Opinion on "Implementation of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs): The regional and local perspective" by Rapporteur Michael Murphy (IE/EPP)
• Opinion on "The services package: An updated view from Europe's local and regional authorities" by Rapporteur Jean Luc Vanraes (BE/Renew Europe.)
  
• Opinion on "Fitness Check of the Water Framework Directive and the Floods Directive" by Rapporteur Piotr Całbecki (PL/EPP)
  
• Opinion on "The future of EU Clean Air Policy in the framework of the zero-pollution ambition" by Rapporteur János Ádám Karácsony (HU/EPP)
• Opinion on "Towards a Roadmap for Clean Hydrogen the contribution of local and regional authorities to a climate-neutral Europe" by Rapporteur Birgit Honé (DE/PES)
  
• Opinion on "Just Transition Fund" by Rapporteur Vojko Obersnel (HR/PES)
• Opinion on "European Climate Law: enshrining the 2050 climate neutrality objective​" by Rapporteur Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla (ES/EPP)
• Opinion on "Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests" by Rapporteur Roby Biwer (LU/PES)​​
  

• ​Resolution on the Revised Multiannual Financial Framework and European Sustainable​ Investment Plan​
• Resolution on the European Committee of the Regions' priorities ​​for 2020 - 2025​​​
  
• R​esolution on the European Committee of the Regions' proposals in view of the European Commission Work Programme for 2021​​​​​
  

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