In fact, if the rich are ever more wealthy and the extremely poor are less poor, then it seems that the middle-range regions, covered by Objective 2, are experiencing an occasionally significant downturn in their GNP, and a worsening of the employment situation.
Selvom de rigeste bliver stadigt rigere og de meget fattige mindre fattige, viser det sig, at gennemsnitsregionerne, der hører under mål 2, undertiden oplever en ikke ubetydelig nedgang i deres BNP og en forværring af deres beskæftigelsessituation.