In the Living Cities newsletter (by Politico) this week features an interview with the Committee of the Regions President Elect Vasco Alves Cordeiro.
He argues that local leaders should have a greater say in how Europe is run beyond the 70 percent of new EU laws that impact regions and cities. “Shouldn’t our regions and cities also be able to say what they think about what Europe should be more broadly?” Cordeiro told POLITICO.
He wants to use his mandate to start a conversation on revamping the EU’s cohesion policy and he wants local administrations to have a real say in how cohesion cash is used.
The interview is part of the Living Cities project in which journalists from Politico explore how to make Europe's metropolitan areas more livable. It's a free weekly email newsletter plus stacks of reporting from around Europe on urban issues from housing and mobility to sustainability and inclusivity. You can sign up and read the back catalogue of coverage here.