 Thank you very much, Ms. Commissioner. Distinguished guests, dear Europeans, greetings from Warsaw. I'm honored to address the plenary on behalf of the EPP delegates of the Committee of Regions. Our expectations for this conference are nothing less than revamping the European Union so that it starts working with the people and for the people. This work starts in our regions, cities and villages. In order to meet people's expectations, this plenary should commit to work closely with input from citizens' panels and national, regional and local dialogues. All of the topics proposed matter to the people – health, climate, environment. But the one that we need to treat with a priority is the functioning of European democracy. It will help us deliver bottom-up policies in all other fields. To improve the democratic legitimacy in the EU, we need to rely less on bureaucratic structures and more on democratic decisions. Therefore, we advocate for a stronger role for politicians with democratic mandates close to the people and for permanent members for citizens' participations. Thank you very much. Thank you very much.