It will help to secure the acceptance of the principle that all EU citizens should be valued equally and treated fairly irrespective of the region in which they live; it will also help to get this incorporated in all our important documents, for example those relating to the Structural and Cohesion Funds, but also in the implementation of the Lisbon and Gothenburg strategies.
Sen turvin on helpompi omaksua periaate, jonka mukaan kaikkia EU:n kansalaisia on pidettävä yhdenvertaisina ja kohdeltava oikeudenmukaisesti riippumatta siitä, millä alueella he elävät.