Regions that used to be covered under the convergence criteria but got above the 75% threshold even within the EU-15 received "phasing-in" support through the Regional competitiveness and employment objective.
Daerah yang dulunya dibantu oleh kriteria konvergensi sekarang berada di atas batas 75%, bahkan daerah di dalam UE-15 juga menerima dukungan "keluar" melalui tugas persaingan dan lapangan pekerjaan regional.