​At the Committee of the Regions Plenary Session the Mayor of the commune of Vulcana-Băi and European Alliance Emil Drăghici called on the Commissioner for a Regional policy to ensure a balanced development of Urban and Rural areas and said that for too long Rural areas have been forgotten.  The new investment package must also focus on areas outside cities. He called on the European Commission to do more on capacity building, not only more flexibility in matching finance. It is clear that Local authorities need more training opportunities and these should be provided.