Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to strengthen economic, social and territorial cohesion cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States by reason of the extent of the disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions and the limit on the financial resources of the Member States and regions, but can rather be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU.
Ós rud é nach féidir leis na Ballstáit cuspóir an Rialacháin seo, eadhon an comhtháthú eacnamaíoch, sóisialta agus críochach a neartú, a ghnóthú go leordhóthanach mar thoradh ar mhéid na n-éagothromaíochtaí idir leibhéil forbartha na réigiún éagsúil agus ar chúlmhaireacht na réigiún is mídheisiúla agus ar an teorainn ar acmhainní airgeadais na mBallstát agus na réigiún, ach gur féidir é a ghnóthú níos fearr ar leibhéal an Aontais, féadfaidh an tAontas bearta a ghlacadh, i gcomhréir le prionsabal na coimhdeachta a leagtar amach in Airteagal 5 den Chonradh ar an Aontas Eorpach.