In spite of the difficulties, Parliament was able to obtain this satisfactory compromise, which safeguards cohesion as a fundamental principle of the Union and the priority attached to the Lisbon Strategy.
Trods vanskeligheder lykkedes det for Parlamentet at opnå dette tilfredsstillende kompromis, der fastholder samhørighed som Unionens grundlæggende princip og giver Lissabon-strategien prioritet.