The regions welcomed the announcements made on Wednesday 16 September by Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, particularly her stated desire to help rural areas. However, a number of them expressed disappointment at the absence of cohesion policy and local and regional authorities from her speech.
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) did not release a press release to communicate its reaction to the speech. However, its president, Apostolos Tzitzikostas,...