EF har Indført begrebel samhørighed, for al alle regionerne kan få lige stor fordel af den dynamik, aer ligger i det indre marked, så man undgår at skabe endnu større forskelle mellem de rige i nord og de fattige i syd.
The Community has introduced the concept of cohesion so that all regions may derive equal benefit from the dynamism inherent in the single market; there will be no further widening of the gap between the haves in the north and the have­nots in the south.