109Th PLENARY SESSION of the COMMITTEE of the REGIONS

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.

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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COR-2014-05892-00-03-CONVPOJ-TRA (EN) 1/6 EN 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. DISCUSSION AND ADOPTION OF OPINIONS

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. 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)

7. Innovation in the Blue Economy: Realising the potential of our seas and oceans for jobs and growth1 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

1 Simplified procedure.

COR-2014-05892-00-03-CONVPOJ-TRA (EN) 2/6 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 systems2 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 services3 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

2 Simplified procedure. 3 Simplified procedure.

COR-2014-05892-00-03-CONVPOJ-TRA (EN) 3/6 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

14. 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 Council, France/ALDE) Statement by Mr Domenico Manzione, State Secretary for the Interior Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

10 a.m.

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)

COR-2014-05892-00-03-CONVPOJ-TRA (EN) 4/6 17. The importance of a more interconnected Europe focusing on the potential of the ICT sector as a source of growth4 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 era5 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.

COR-2014-05892-00-03-CONVPOJ-TRA (EN) 5/6 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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