Brussels, 17 February 2014
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Ministers, Mayors, colleagues and friends
It is true that I have been
determined to raise the profile of cities during my time as Regional
Policy Commissioner. Cities are too important to Europe to be treated as
a side issue.
From the Greek polis to the
present day, the special character of Europe has been forged in cities.
We were a Europe of cities long before we were a Europe of nation
states. Much of our history is urban. And, the Cities of Tomorrow are in
large part the Europe of tomorrow.
