The main highlights of the Plenary session were:
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Debate on Local and Regional Authorities fit for the digital age with
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Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Europe fit for the Digital Age
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Debate on the implementation of the Sustainable Developement Goals with
- Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group
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Barry Andrews (IE/RENEW E.), Member of the European Parliament
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Ricardo Rio (PT/EPP), CoR rapporteur on Progress in the implementation of SDGs
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Rafał Trzaskowski (PL/EPP), Chair of the ENVE commission of the CoR
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Mayor Pawel Adamowicz Award Ceremony with
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Ylva Johansson, Commissioner for Home Affairs
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Magdalena Adamowicz (PL/EPP), Member of European Parliament
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Aleksandra Dulkiewicz (PL/EPP), Mayor of Gdańsk
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Marek Nazarko (PL), Mayor of Michałowo in Poland
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Henriette Reker (DE), Mayor of Cologne in Germany
- Oleksandr Slobozhan, Executive Director of the Association of Ukrainian Cities (AUC), on behalf of Oleksandr Babych (UA), Mayor of Hola Prystan
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Christopher Gribble, Chair of the Board of Directors of the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN)
- Vincenzo Bianco (IT/PES), Chair of the CIVEX commission of the CoR (tbc)
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Debate on the European Year of Skills 2023, as proposed by the European Commission with
- Debate on the European Commission 2023 priorities, focusing on the EU energy platform, critical raw materials and EU-UK relations with
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Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight