Den Europæiske Unions regionale og sociale politikker er de vigtigste instrumenter i arbejdet for at opfyldemålsætningerne fra Lissabon og Göteborg, nemlig ved at støtte projekter, der skaber nye beskæftigelsesmuligheder og en bedre livskvalitet.
In fact, the European Union’s regional and social policies are its principal instruments for delivering the Lisbon and Gothenburg agendas, which they do in the only way that matters for most of its citizens — thatis, by supporting projects that provide new job opportunities and improved quality of life.