​At the opening session of the Open Days week of Regions and Cities, Dr Uno Silberg, PThe Parliament magazine feature on Urban-Rural balance:resident of the European Alliance group called for further investment in rural communities.  He said that there has been an over focus on urban areas and this needs to be re-balanced.  It is only by having this rebalancing that we can have sustainable development and communities.  He also took the opportunity to thank Commissioner Hahn for his excellent cooperation as Regional Policy commissioner and wished him the very best in his new role.

Link to The Parliament magazine feature on Urban-Rural balance