| Future of Europe;Fundamental rights and rule of law;Cohesion policy reform;European Structural and Investment Funds;Citizenship;Multi-level governance and devolution;
Commenting on the election of Ursula von der Leyen as the President of the European Commission, the President of the European Committee of the Regions, Vasco Alves Cordeiro, underlined the key role of cohesion policy for the future mandate of the European institutions.