The members of the European Commitee of the Regions will meet in the 131st plenary session.

On 8 October the members will participate in the opening session of the 16th European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC) on the theme The future of Europe is cohesion.

The following day Karl-Heinz Lambertz, President of the European Committee of the Regions, will give the speech State of the Union: the view of regions and cities (SOTREG). Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament, will also address the assembly.

19 opinions are on the agenda of the plenary session:

• Reflecting on Europe: the voice of local and regional authorities to rebuild trust in the European Union, rapporteurs Karl-Heinz Lambertz (BE/PES) and Marku Markkula (FI/EPP)
• The Multi-annual Financial Framework package for the years 2021-2027, rapporteur Nikola Dobroslavic (HR/EPP)
• Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), rapporteur Isabelle Boudineau (FR/ PES)
• Clean ports, clean seas - port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships, rapporteur Spyros Spyridon (EL/EPP)
• Programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE), rapporteur Marco Dus (IT/PES)
• The contribution of EU cities and regions to the CBD COP14 and the post-2020 EU Biodiversity Strategy, rapporteur Roby Biwer (LU/PES)
• European strategy for plastics in a circular economy, rapporteur André van de Nadort (NL/PES)
• Proposal for a single-use plastics directive, rapporteur Sirpa Hertell (FI/EPP)
• Mainstreaming sport into the EU agenda post-2020, rapporteur Roberto Pella (IT/EPP)
• A European Labour Authority, rapporteur Doris Kampus (AT/PES)
• Fair Taxation Package, rapporteur Paul Lindquist (SE/EPP)
• Horizon Europe, rapporteur Christophe Clergeau (FR/PES)
• Digital Education Action Plan, rapporteur Domenico Gambacorta (IT/EPP)
• Building a stronger Europe: the role of youth, education and culture policies, rapporteur Gillian Ford (UK/EA)
• Risk assessment in the food chain, rapporteur Miloslav Repaský (SK/EA)
• A new deal for consumers, rapporteur Samuel Azzopardi (MT/EPP)
• The European maritime and fisheries fund, rapporteur Nathalie Sarrabezolles (FR/PES)
• Asylum and migration fund proposal, rapporteur Peter Bossmann (SL/PES)
• Rights and values programme, rapporteur François Decoster (FR/ALDE)

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