He called for synergy between European, national and regional budgets and underlined the need for systematic review at all levels of governance. During his term he said that the CoR will work together with the Council, the Parliament and the Commission to ensure, "the effectiveness of territorial pacts and make a significant contribution to the implementation of the Europe 2020 at local and regional level before each Spring European Council".
Il a déclaré que, pendant son mandat, le CdR collaborerait avec le Conseil, le Parlement et la Commission afin de garantir "l'efficacité des pactes territoriaux et de permettre à l'échelon local et régional d'apporter une contribution importante à la mise en œuvre de la stratégie Europe 2020 avant chaque Conseil européen de printemps".