Within these, 13 regions home to 19 million inhabitants represent so-called "phasing-in" areas and are subject to special financial allocations due to their former status as "Objective 1" regions.
Nendest 13, elanike arvuga 19 miljonit, on piirkonnad, kus abi hakatakse andma järk-järgult, ning nende kohta kehtivad rahade eraldamise eripõhimõtted, kuna tegu on endiste 1. eesmärgi regioonidega.