The ERDF should also address the specific difficulties encountered by certain islands, border regions, mountain regions and sparsely populated areas, the geographical situation of which slows down their development, with a view to supporting their sustainable development.
Ba cheart do CFRE aghaidh a thabhairt freisin ar na deacrachtaí sonracha a bhíonn ag oileáin áirithe, ag réigiúin teorann, ag réigiúin shléibhteacha agus ag limistéir inar tearc an daonra a gcuireann a suíomh geografach moill ar a bhforbairt, d'fhonn tacú lena bhforbairt inbhuanaithe.