European regions and cities reacted with great emotion on Monday 14 January to the death of Paweł Adamowicz, mayor of Gdansk in Poland, who died from wounds sustained during a knife attack the day before while attending a national charity event.
“Today, we have lost a man who represented the European spirit. Paweł was a true humanitarian, a fighter for human rights and a protector of democracy," wrote Karl-Heinz Lambertz, President of the Committee of the Regions, of which...