The new President of the Committee of the Regions (COR), Karl-Heinz Lambertz (S&D, Belgium), has said that he would like to review the way in which members of the organisation work in an attempt to provide more room for “political debate” and “networking”. He made these views known during a press briefing following his election on Wednesday 12 July.
He explained that, “around 700 political leaders regularly come here to attend plenaries and committees. We need the time spent in...