Since the adoption of the CoR's opinion on the services package in October 2017, the ECJ's 2018 "Visser Vastgoed" ruling has shed new light on the current notification regime under the services package. Also the Commission's legislative proposals on the European services e-card and the notification procedure have not been approved yet, which could raise questions regarding the issues these proposals are aimed to address. In this context, the CoR is preparing a revised opinion on the services package. 

​From 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 Rheinland-Pfalz is holding the presidency of the conference of the European affairs ministers of the German Länder. Within this context, the meeting of the European affairs ministers of the German Länder is held in Brussels on 29-30 January 2020. 

The Kick-Off meeting of the 18th European Week of Regions and Cities 2020 takes place on 30 January at the European Commission. Please follow the web-streaming and ask questions on social media using the hashtag #EURegionsWeek. 

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is drafting an opinion on "Bio-diverse cities and regions beyond 2020 at the UN CBD COP15 and in the next EU strategy". The Rapporteur, Mr Roby Biwer (LU/PES) wishes to invite all relevant stakeholders to the stakeholder consultation on 30/1/2020 from 14.00 to 16.00. 

The ​​BICC has been proposed by the Council in 2019 as part of the Reform Support Programme (RSP) for euro area Member States and those willing to join it. The global amount of resources available to the BICC will be decided later this year, as part of the agreement on a new Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027. The meeting has been postponed to Friday 31 January, from 10:00 to 12:00, room JDE 53. 

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is drafting an opinion on the "Just Transition Fund" (the European Commission's legislative proposals COM(2020) 22 and COM(2020) 23). The rapporteur on the opinion, Mr Vojko Obersnel (HR/Group of the Party of European Socialists), Mayor of the City of Rijeka, would be happy to meet with representatives of local and regional associations and other stakeholders for a consultation and an exchange of views on the relevant topic of this opinion. 

Τα τακτικά και τα αναπληρωματικά μέλη της ΕτΠ διορίζονται για περίοδο πέντε ετών, η οποία αντιστοιχεί στη διάρκεια της θητείας της ΕτΠ. Η νέα θητεία αρχίζει στις 26 Ιανουαρίου 2020 και θα διαρκέσει έως τις 25 Ιανουαρίου 2025. Κατά την έναρξη κάθε νέας θητείας, απαιτείται ο διορισμός όλων των μελών της ΕτΠ και η ανασύσταση όλων των οργάνων της, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των εξής: του Προεδρείου, των επιτροπών, των ομάδων εργασίας και των διαπεριφερειακών ομάδων. Κατά την πρώτη σύνοδο ολομέλειας, τα μέλη εκλέγουν τον νέο Πρόεδρο, τον νέο πρώτο Αντιπρόεδρο και το νέο Προεδρείο. 

The ECON Commission constitutive meeting will take place on 13 February 2020 ​from 09:00 to 10:00 (2nd day of the plenary session) in the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels, room JDE 62. 

The NAT Commission constitutive meeting will take place on 13 February 2020 ​from 09:00 to 10:00 (2nd day of the plenary session) in the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels, room JDE 52. 

​​​The COTER Commission constitutive meeting (mandate VII) will take place on Thursday ​13 February 2020 from 10:30 to 11:30 in the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels, room JDE 52. 

The CIVEX Commission constitutive meeting will take place on 13 February 2020 ​from 10:30 to 11:30 (2nd day of the plenary session) in the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels, room JDE 62. 

​The SEDEC Commission constitutive meeting (mandate VII) will take place on Thursday ​13 February 2020 from 12:00 to 13:00 in the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels, room JDE 52. 

The ENVE Commission constitutive meeting will take place on 13 February 2020 from 12:00 to 13:00 (2nd day of the plenary session) in the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels, room JDE 62.  

​​The 2nd SEDEC Commission meeting (mandate VII) will take place on Monday 24 February 2020 from 11:00 to 17:30 in the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels, room JDE 52. ​ 

 

 

​​The 2nd ECON Commission meeting (mandate VII) will take place on Monday 2 March 2020 from 11:00 to 18:30 in the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels, room JDE 52. 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The 2nd COTER Commission meeting will take place on 3 March 2020 from 11:00 to 18:00 at the European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels room JDE 52. 

 

​The 2nd meeting of the NAT Commission will take place on 5th March 2020 ​from 11:00 to 18:00 (in the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels, room JDE 52.