Hovedkonklusionen er, at der ikke eksisterer nogen iboende grund til at forvente, at de mere tilbagestående eller perifere regioner i EF skulle have større fordele eller ulemper af ØMU end gennemsnitsregionen. ###>Its central conclusion is that there is no inherent reason to expect the poorer and peripheral community regions to benefit or suffer from EMU any more than the average region.