Also on #CoRplenary agenda: Conference on the Future of Europe, the EU-UK relationship and the energy crisis
Ukrainian local leaders will address the European Committee of the Regions' plenary on 27 April from 1:30pm-4pm (CET). From Ukraine, the mayors of Kyiv, Lviv, Mariupol and Melitopol, as well the leader of Kharkiv District Council will join the EU's local and regional leaders to explain the current situation facing their cities and how the EU, its regions and cities can best help in providing humanitarian support and protecting Ukrainian refugees. The European Commissioners for regional policy, Elisa Ferreira, and crisis management, Janez Lenarčič, as well as the Mayor of Rome, will also join the debate, which will be
streamed live. The Committee will then adopt a
resolution
calling for the immediate release of kidnapped Ukrainian mayors and tools to be put at the disposal of local authorities to help them to shelter refugees.
Following that debate, representatives of the EU’s regions and cities will
then discuss the EU’s relationship with the UK
with European Commission Vice-President
Maroš Šefčovič
(4pm-5pm) and adopt
recommendations
on how to strengthen ties at the sub-national level.
On the second day of the plenary, on Thursday 28 April from 9am-10am, the CoR members will hold
a discussion with
Dubravka Šuica
, Vice-President of European Commission for Democracy and Demography,
Domènec Ruiz Devesa MEP
, Rapporteur for the European Parliament's Resolution on the implementation of citizenship education, and
Professor Inge Sieben from Tilburg University on the importance of
promoting
European democratic values through education to foster EU
citizenship. This debate will contribute to the ongoing discussion with the citizens
within the framework of the
Conference on the Future of Europe
, and for which the final report will be presented on 9 May, Europe Day, to
the presidents of the EU institutions at an event at which the 30 regional
and local delegates will be represented by the CoR's President,
Apostolos Tzitzikostas.
The ongoing energy crisis will be another leading
theme of the plenary session, with the adoption of a package of energy and
Green Deal recommendations that aim at ending the EU’s dependence on
Russian oil and gas – and at protecting citizens from record energy prices
by accelerating the EU’s transition to clean energy. The Committee will
also adopt a
resolution
on REPowerEU, stressing that the only future-proof energy-security strategy is energy
sovereignty.
Follow the plenary LIVE on the CoR website
KEY DEBATES (CET)
27 April, 1.30-4 p.m.: Debate on Ukraine
, with the Mayor of Kyiv
Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of
Lviv
Andriy Sadovyi, Mayor of Mariupol
Vadym Boychenko, Mayor of Melitopol
Ivan Fedorov, Head of Kharkiv Regional Council
Tetiana Yehorova-Lutsenko, EU Commissioners
Elisa Ferreira
, for Cohesion and Reforms, and
Janez Lenarčič
, for Crisis Management, as well as the Mayor of Rome
Roberto Gualtieri and President of the City of
Przemyśl
Wojciech Bakun.
-
27 April, 4-5 p.m.: Debate on the Role of Local and Regional
Authorities in the Context of the EU-UK Partnership
, with
Maroš Šefčovič
, Vice-President of the European Commission.
-
28 April, 9–10 a.m.: Debate on the Promotion of European Democratic
Valu
es through Education to foster EU Citizenship, with
Dubravka Šuica
, European Commission Vice-President of for Democracy and Demography,
MEP
Domènec Ruiz Devesa
, and
Inge Sieben
of Tilburg University.
OPINIONS FOR ADOPTION
-
Economic governance review.
Rapporteur:
Elio Di Rupo
(BE/PES), Minister-President of Wallonia
.
-
Proposal for a Council Directive on ensuring a global minimum level
of taxation for multinational groups in the Union.
Rapporteur-general:
Federico Borgna
(IT/PES), President of the Province of Cuneo.
-
Strengthening the EU-UK relationship at sub-national level and
remedying the territorial impact of the UK's withdrawal from the
EU.
Rapporteur:
Michael Murphy
(IE/EPP), Member of Tipperary County Council.
-
A European strategy for universities.
Rapporteur:
Emil Boc
(RO/EPP), Mayor of Cluj-Napoca
.
-
European Missions.
Rapporteur:
Markku Markkula
(FI/EPP), Member of Espoo City Council and President of the
Helsinki Region
.
-
New European Bauhaus Beautiful, Sustainable, Together.
Rapporteur:
Kieran McCarthy
(IE/EA), Member of Cork County Council
.
-
Making ETS and CBAM work for EU cities and regions.
Rapporteur:
Peter Kurz
(DE/PES), Mayor of Mannheim
.
-
Amending the Energy Efficiency Directive to meet the new 2030
climate targets.
Rapporteur:
Rafał Trzaskowski
(PL/EPP), Mayor of Warsaw
.
-
Amending the Renewable Energy Directive to meet the new 2030
climate targets.
Rapporteur:
Andries Gryffroy
(BE/EA), Member of the Flemish Parliament.
-
Revision of LULUCF and Effort Sharing regulations.
Rapporteur:
Åsa Ågren Wikström
(SE/EPP), Member of Västerbotten County Council.
-
New EU Forest Strategy for 2030.
Rapporteur:
Joan Calabuig Rull
(ES/PES), Regional Secretary for the European Union and external
relations of the Government of Valencia.
-
Future EU State aid rules for agriculture, rural areas and
forestry.
Rapporteur:
Guido Milana
(IT/PES), Member of Olevano Romano Municipal Council.
-
Towards a socially fair implementation of the Green Deal.
Rapporteur:
Csaba Borboly
(RO/EPP), President of Harghita County Council
.
-
Reinforcing democracy and integrity of elections.
Rapporteur:
Vincenzo Bianco
(IT/PES), Member of Catania Municipal Council.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Location
: Charlemagne building, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 170, 1000 Brussels / Online
Date
: Wednesday, 27 April – Thursday, 28 April 2022.
Background material
: The plenary
agenda
, plus
opinions and amendments.
Webstreaming
: On the
website
of the CoR.