Jeg forvaltede en region med 2 200 000 indbyggere i to embedsperioder, og jeg var ansvarlig for gennemførelsen af samhørighedspolitiske instrumenter baseret på en centraliseret model i perioden 2004-2006 og en decentraliseret model - det regionale operationelle program - i perioden 2007-2013.
I managed a region with 2 200 000 inhabitants for two terms of office, and I was responsible for implementing cohesion policy instruments on the basis of both a centralised model, between 2004 and 2006, and a decentralised model - the regional operational programme - between 2007 and 2013.