June Plenary: Election of new President and launch of alliance for Ukraine
Published By Europa [English], Sun, Jun 26, 2022 6:00 PM
Also on #CoRplenary agenda: incoming Czech presidency, European Entrepreneurial Regions awards, automotive regions, European Green Deal, Conference on the Future of Europe.
The European Committee of the Regions will at its plenary on 29-30 June elect a new president for the second half of the Committee's 2020-25 mandate, to replace Apostolos Tzitzikostas. The current First Vice-President Vasco Alves Cordeiro is standing for the presidency. The newly-elected president will over the following two days launch a European alliance of cities and regions for the reconstruction of Ukraine, welcome a bottom-up alliance to support regions with a strong automotive industry as they move away from the combustion engine, and honour the three winners of this year's European Entrepreneurial Regions Awards.
The plenary will adopt two resolutions – on the Conference on the Future of Europe and on the European Commission's work programme for 2023 – as well as eight sets of legislative recommendations. Follow-up on the Conference on the Future of Europe – a priority for the CoR – will be discussed with MEP Guy Verhofstadt (BE/Renew Europe), co-chair of the Conference. The CoR's legislative recommendations will focus on several major aspects of the European Green Deal: the energy efficiency of buildings, a just transition, and green budgeting.
Follow the plenary LIVE on the CoR website
Wednesday, 29 June, 3 p.m.: Members of the European Committee of the Regions will elect a new president, first vice-president and bureau members. The serving First Vice-President – Vasco Alves Cordeiro (PT/PES), member of the regional parliament of the Azores and former President of the regional government of the Azores – is standing for the presidency and is currently unopposed. The outgoing president, Apostolos Tzitzikostas (EL/EPP), Governor of Central Macedonia, is expected to serve as First Vice-President for the remaining two and a half years of the CoR's mandate.
The newly elected President will hold a press conference immediately after the vote at 4 p.m. in the MANS room in the Charlemagne building to discuss the political priorities for the new presidential mandate.
Background material : The plenary agenda , and opinions and amendments .
Webstreaming : On the website of the CoR.
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