Det væsentligste for unionsborgernes velfærd er at forsøge at opretholde en bæredygtig økonomisk vækst inden for Unionen samtidig med, at man sørger for, at velfærdens regionale ligevægt forbedres, og at stadig flere mennesker opnår en tilfredsstillende eksistensgrundlag gennem deres arbejde, uden at måtte ty til samfundets hjælp.
As far as the prosperity of the citizens of the Union is concerned the most important task is to try to maintain sustainable economic growth in the area, all the time seeing to it that there is an increase in regional equality with respect to prosperity and that more and more people are able to earn a satisfactory income from their work without having to resort to social benefits.