Organisations representing regional and local authorities from EU countries welcomed overall the announcements made by the newly elected President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on Tuesday 10 September, particularly with regard to the new Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira.
The profile of the new Commissioner is praised. The President of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR), Vasco Cordeiro, a Portuguese himself, could only welcome the...