commissioner ladies and gentlemen would first like to thank shadow and their secretary at of the committee on development for contributions as well as european commission's directorate general for 
Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would first like to thank the shadow rapporteurs and their assistants, the Secretariat of the Committee on Regional Development for their contributions, as well as the European Commission's Directorate-General for Regional Policy and the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, the trade unions and the European regional networks and associations for their cooperation.
Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, would first like to thank shadow and their Secretariat of the Committee on Development for contributions, as well as European Commission's Directorate-General for Regional and the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Opportunities, European and Social Committee of the trade and the regional networks and associations for their cooperation.