​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The m​embers of the European Committee of the Regions met during the 140th plenary session on 12, 13 and 14 October​ 2020 in the Charlemagne Building of the European Commission.

Several debates and political discussions took​ place, including one on the annual local and regional barometer ​with the participation of ​​the President of the European Commission​ Ursula von der Leyen, ​one on the German Presidency with the Chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel and one on resilience and recovery with ​Commissioner in charge of Economy Paolo Gentiloni​.​

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

• Opinion on "Equivalent standards of living as a joint challenge for all levels of government in Europe" by Rapporteur Bernd Lange (DE/EPP)
• Opinion on "A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020 -2025 " by Rapporteur Concepción Andreu Rodriguez (ES/PES)
  
• Opinion on "Cross​-border health care​" by Rapporteur Karsten Uno Petersen (DK/PES)
  
• Opinion on "An ​EU Health Emergency Mechanism​" by Rapporteur Birgitta Sacrédeus (SV​​/EPP)
• Opinion on "EU4Health Programme​" by Rapporteur Nathalie Sarrabezolles (FR/PES)
  
• Opinion on "The REACT-EU package" by Rapporteur Mieczyslaw Struk (PL/EPP)
• Opinion on "Demographic change: proposals on measuring and tackling its negative effects in the EU 
  regions​​" by Rapporteur János Ádám Karácsony (HU/EPP)​​
  
• Opinion on "A Strong Social  ​Europe for Just Transitions​" by Rapporteur Anne Karjalainen
  ​​(FI/PES)
• Opinion on "Local and Regional Authorities in the permanent dialogue with citizens​​" by Rapporteur Declan McDonnell​ (IE/EA​)
  
• Opinion on "The role of the EU's cohesion policy with respect to intelligent and innovative economic change in the regions against the​backdrop of the coronavirus crisis​" by Rapporteur Michiel Rijsberman (NL/renew E.)​​
• Opinion on "European recovery plan: Recovery and Resilience facility and the Technical Support 
  Instrument​​" by Rapporteur Christophe Rouillon ​(FR/PES)​
  
• Opinion on "A new Industrial strategy for Europe​" by Rapporteur Jeannette Baljeu (NL/Renew E.)​​
  
• Opinion on "SME Strategy​" by Rapporteur Eddy Van Hijum (NL/EPP)​
  
• Opinion on "Single Market Barriers Report and Single Market Enforcement Action Plan" by Rapporteur Tadeusz Truskolaski (PL/EA)
  
• Opinion on "Local Democracy Challenges in the Western Balkans​" by Rapporteur Nikola Dobroslavić
  (HR/EPP)
  
• Opinion on "Strengthening local governance and representative democracy via new digital technology instruments​​" by Rapporteur Rait Pihelgas (EE/Renew E.)​
  
• Opinion on "A Strategy for Europe's Digital future and A Strategy for Data​​" by Rapporteur Mark Weinmeister (DE/EPP)​
  
• Opinion on "White paper on Artificial Intelligence - ​A European approach to excellence and trust​​" by Rapporteur Guido Rink (NL/PES)​
  
• Opinion on "Regional Innovation Scoreboard and its impact in regional place​-based policies​" by Rapporteur Mikel Irujo Amezaga (ES/EA)​
  
• Opinion on "The European Climate Pact​" by Rapporteur Rafał Kazimierz Trzaskowski (PL/EPP)​
  
• Opinion on "Bio-diverse cities and regions beyond 2020 at the UN CBD COP 15 and in the next EU 
  strategy​​" by Rapporteur Roby Biwer (LU/PES)​
  
• Opinion on "New circular economy Action Plan" by Rapporteur Tjisse Stelpstra​ (NL/ECR)​
  
• Opinion on "Towards sustainable use of Natural Resources within the Mediterranean insular context​​" by Rapporteur Francina Armengol I ​Socías (ES/PES)​
  
• Opinion on "The renewal of the Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities​​" by Rapporteur Juan Espadas Cejas (ES/PES)
  
• Opinion on "European Year of Rail 2021​​" by Rapporteur arosław Piotr Stawiarski ​(PL/ECR)​
  
• Opinion on "A Reinforced Union Civil Protection Mechanism​​" by Rapporteur Alberto Cirio (IT/EPP)​​​​​​