In the speech delivered to the Governors of the Greek Regions, Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn discussed the opportunity of setting-up regional management bodies for the future programming period.' It is worth considering using the new regional set up to ensure that projects are developed and managed by regionally accountable bodies. It is worth thinking about how to combine the need for investments of national importance with the regional dimension. It is important to always ensure that strong coordination takes place so as to avoid wastage and capitalise on synergies', Commissioner Hahn said.

The new Greek regions were set-up following the Kallikrates administrative reform plan.

Read the full speech here.