Cohesion policy = EU main investment policy - provides benefits for all regions and cities in the EU and supports economic growth, the creation of jobs, business competitiveness, sustainable development and protection of the environment.
Economic, social and territorial cohesion = to promote its overall harmonious dev = reduce disparities between the levels of dev of its various regions = rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, such as the northernmost regions with very low population density, as well as island, cross-border and mountain regions.