Hungarians and Spaniards lead CoR

The Hungarian Kata Tüttő is the new President of the European Committee of the Regions. The Social Democrat was previously Deputy Mayor of Budapest and Chairwoman of the city’s water company. Her first deputy on the Committee will be the conservative President of the Spanish region of Andalusia, Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla. He and Tüttő are expected to swap the chairmanship after two and a half years. ber