On behalf of the IND/DEM group, Bastiaan Belder (NL) expressed the firm belief that "the future of the EU and the future of Ukraine are closely interlinked", since "the EU-27 will have to extend its borders" and "Ukraine will be taken on board one day".
Reģionālā politika ir viens no lielākajiem ES budžeta posteņiem, un to intensīvi apspriedīs 2008.–2009. gadā, kad paredzēts pārskatīt ES ilgtermiņa budžetu.