According to the Treaty, all policies are to contribute to the strengthening of economic and social cohesion.

The medium term objective is strengthening of economic and social cohesion by integrating regional economic complementarities.

It contributes also, in a very significant way, I believe, to the strengthening of economic and social cohesion and to development in remote and island regions.

Let me end with a warning, however: the Community's infrastructure policy, Commissioner, its trans-European networks policy, is not contributing to the strengthening of economic and social cohesion which is required by the Treaty.

And it is clear - one of the speakers said so - that the assistance provided for this strengthening of economic and social cohesion cannot consist of unlimited aid granted for an indefinite period of time, but has to be properly controlled - which it is.