In a press release published on Wednesday 18 January, the President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Markku Markkula, welcomed the election of the new President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani (EPP, Italy), who, he said will be “pragmatic in his approach, visionary in his thoughts and innovative in his actions”. He welcomed the election of the MEP, whose political leanings he shares, by stating that “President Tajani’s leadership will be pivotal to bring the EU and...