After two and a half years at the head of the Committee of the Regions, or even five years if we count his vice-presidency alongside Finland's Markku Markkula (EPP), Karl-Heinz Lambertz (PES, Belgium) is reaching the end of his mandate. It is therefore time to take stock of his political action, but also to analyse the worrying changes in the local political landscape, which are gradually changing the face of the Committee. But there is also hope for the future of cohesion policy, which is...