Den 30. januar 2003 fremlagde Michel Barnier, kommissær med ansvar for regionalpolitik, en statusrapport for EU’sregioner i den anden situationsrapport om økonomisk og social samhørighed.
On 30 January 2003, Michel Barnier, Commissioner for Regional Policy, presented an update on the state of Europe’sregions in the Second Progress Report on Economic and Social Cohesion.