He also voiced concern about the drift towards the right in politics in several European countries, saying governments which included "right-wing extremists and xenophobes" were now sitting in the European Council.
Eiropas Teritoriālā sadarbība Eiropas Teritoriālā sadarbība ir jauna Eiropas Komisijas iniciatīva, kas balstīta uz iepriekšējo reģionālās sadarbības (INTERREG) pieredzi.