Brussels, November 2014
109th PLENARY SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
DETAILED DRAFT AGENDA
WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2014
FROM 3 P.M. TO 9 P.M.
And
THURSDAY 4 DECEMBER 2014
FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M.
European Parliament
Paul Henri Spaak building – Hemicycle
60 rue Wiertz, B-1047 Brussels
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Wednesday 3 December 2014
3 p.m.
1.
Adoption of the agenda (COR-2014-05892-00-03-CONVPOJ-TRA)
2.
Approval of the minutes of the 108th plenary session, held on 6-8 October 2014 (COR-
2014-04764-00-00-PV-TRA) and appendices 1 to 5 (COR-2014-04764-00-00-PV-REF,
COR-2014-04764-01-00-PV-REF, COR-2014-04764-02-00-PV-REF, COR-2014-04764-03-
00-PV-REF, and COR-2014-04764-04-00-PV-REF)
3.
Statement by the president
3.15 p.m.
4.
DISCUSSION AND ADOPTION OF OPINIONS
Promoting quality of public spending in matters subject to EU action
Own-initiative opinion
COR-2014-04885-00-00-PAC-TRA – BUDG-V-009
Rapporteur: Ms Catiuscia Marini (President of the Umbria Region, Italy/PES)
6th report on economic, social and territorial cohesion
Own-initiative opinion
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
COM(2014) 473 final
COR-2014-04896-00-00-PAC-TRA - COTER-V-052
Rapporteur: Mr Nicola Zingaretti (President of the Lazio Region, Italy/PES)
Industrial Policy Package
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
COM(2014) 14 final
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the
European Economic and Social Committee
COM(2014) 25 final
COR-2014-01344-00-00-PAC-TRA - ECOS-V-056
Rapporteur: Mr Markku Markkula (Member of the Espoo City Council, Finland/EPP)
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Innovation in the Blue Economy: Realising the potential of our seas and oceans for jobs and growth
1
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
COM(2014) 254 final/2
COR-2014-04835-00-00-PAC-TRA - NAT-V-044
Rapporteur: Mr Adam Banaszak (Member of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie regional assembly,
Poland/ECR)
8.
Effective, accessible and resilient health systems
2
Communication from the Commission
COM(2014) 215 final
COR-2014-04834-00-00-PAC-TRA - NAT-V-043
Rapporteur: Mr Karsten Uno Petersen (Regional Council Member, Denmark/PES)
9.
An alpine macro-regional strategy for the European Union
Own-initiative opinion
COR-2014-02994-00-00-PAC-TRA - COTER-V-050
Rapporteur: Mr Herwig Van Staa (President of the Tirol Regional Assembly, Austria/EPP)
10.
Multimodal travel information, planning and ticketing services
3
Own-initiative opinion
Commission Staff Working Document
SWD(2014) 194 final
COR-2014-04895-00-00-PAC-TRA - COTER-V-051
Rapporteur: Mr Petr Osvald (Councillor of Plzeň, Czech Republic/PES)
11.
Reconnecting Europe with its citizens –more and better communication at local level
Own-initiative opinion
COR-2014-04460-00-00-PAC-TRA - CIVEX-V-049
Rapporteur: Mr Christophe Rouillon (Mayor of Coulaines, France/PES)
Statement by Ms Mairead McGuinness , Vice-president of the European Parliament
1
Simplified procedure.
2
Simplified procedure.
3
Simplified procedure.
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12.
Neighbourhood at the Crossroads: Implementation of the European Neighbourhood
Policy in 2013
Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and
Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
JOIN(2014) 12 final
COR-2014-04459-00-00-PAC-TRA - CIVEX-V-048
Rapporteur: Mr Olgierd Geblewicz (Marshal of the Western Pomeranian voivodship,
Poland/EPP)
13.
EU Quality Framework for Anticipation of Change and Restructuring
Own-initiative opinion
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
COM(2013) 882 final
COR-2014-01319-00-00-PAC-TRA - ECOS-V-057
Rapporteur: Mr Pavel Branda (Deputy mayor of Rádlo, Czech Republic/ECR)
9 p.m. ADJOURNMENT
Thursday 4 December
9 a.m. DISCUSSION AND ADOPTION OF OPINIONS
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The efforts to promote genuine solidarity on real European migration policy
Italian Presidency referral
COR-2014-05728-00-00-PAC-TRA - CIVEX-V-054
Rapporteur-general: Mr François Decoster (Member of Nord-Pas-de-Calais Regional
10 a.m.
Council, France/ALDE)
Statement by Mr Domenico Manzione, State Secretary for the Interior Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
15.
Statement by Ms Corina Crețu, Member of the European Commission, responsible for
Regional Policy
10:45 a.m.
16.
Draft Resolution of the Committee of the Regions on the European Commission's communication for an Investment Plan for Europe (for decision) (COR-2014-06881-00-
00-PRES-TRA)
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The importance of a more interconnected Europe focusing on the potential of the ICT sector as a source of growth
4
Italian Presidency referral
COR-2014-04165-00-00-PAC-TRA - EDUC-V-044
Rapporteur: Ms Anne Karjalainen (Member of Kerava City Council, Finland/PES)
18.
Internet Policy and Governance
Own-initiative opinion
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
COM(2014) 72 final
COR-2014-02448-00-01-PAC-TRA - EDUC-V-041
Rapporteur: Ms Odeta Žerlauskienė (Member of Skuodas District Municipal Council;
Deputy Mayor, Lithuania/ALDE)
19.
European film in the digital era
5
Own-initiative opinion
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
COM(2014) 272 final
COR-2014-03660-00-00-PAC-TRA - EDUC-V-042
Rapporteur: Mr Jean-François Istasse (Councillor, Verviers Town Council, Belgium/PES)
20.
Recognition of skills and competences acquired through non-formal and informal learning
Own-initiative opinion
COR-2014-03921-00-00-PAC-TRA - EDUC-V-043
Rapporteur: Mr Marek Olszewski (Mayor of Lubicz, Poland/EA)
21.
Policy package on organic production
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
COM(2014) 179 final
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council
COM(2014) 180 final – 2014/0100 (COD)
COR-2014-04832-00-00-PAC-TRA - NAT-V-039
Rapporteur: Ms Willemien Hester Maij (Member of the Executive Council of the Province of Overijssel, Netherland/EPP)
4
Simplified procedure.
5
Simplified procedure.
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22.
mHealth (mobile health)
Green Paper
COM(2014) 219 final
COR-2014-04833-00-00-PAC-TRA - NAT-V-040
Rapporteur: Mr Martin Andreasson (Member of the Regional Assembly of Västra
Götaland, Sweden/EPP)
23.
New CoR members and alternates (COR-2014-05892-01-00-PSP-TRA) (for information)
24.
Any other business
25.
Date of the next meeting
1 p.m. END OF THE PLENARY SESSION
This document has been drawn up in accordance with Rule 15(3) of the Rules of Procedure and can be retrieved at: http://toad.cor.europa.eu/CORAgendas.aspx?body=PLEN .
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