​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 Liaison Office of the EP in Belgium is organising an EPAS 

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 European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions in association with City of Zagreb, City office for social protection and persons with disabilities, is organizing, for the first time in Croatia, an international conference as a part of the Knowledge Exchange Platform on Social Innovation - „Quadruple Helix approach to social innovation ‒ „a key to success", that will be held on the 31st of January 2020 in Hotel International in Zagreb. 

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. 

An information session on the main CoR (European Committee of the Regions) events and communication activities of 2020 is scheduled on 3 February 2020 at 14:30-16:30 in JDE 52, European Committee of the Regions (Rue Belliard 101, 1040 Brussels). Please register by 12:00 pm on 29 January 2020 at the latest. 

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. 

I membri e i supplenti del CdR sono nominati per un periodo di cinque anni, vale a dire per la durata del mandato del Comitato. Il prossimo mandato ha inizio il 26 gennaio 2020 e si conclude il 25 gennaio 2025. All'inizio di un nuovo mandato tutti i membri del CdR devono essere nominati e tutti gli organi, tra cui l'Ufficio di presidenza, le commissioni, i gruppi di lavoro e i gruppi interregionali devono essere reinsediati. Nel corso della prima sessione plenaria i membri eleggono un nuovo Presidente, un nuovo primo vicepresidente e un nuovo Ufficio di presidenza. 

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 European Committee of the Regions' ENVE Commission is currently working on the "Fitness check of the Water Framework Directive and the Floods Directive" which was published on the 10th of December 2019 by the European Commission. The Rapporteur Piotr CAŁBECKI (PL/EPP) and his expert Professor Maciej ZALEWSKI wish to discuss these topics with relevant stakeholders on Thursday 20th of February 2020 from 11.00 to 13.00.  

​​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.