Secure the economic infrastructure of the Ems region.
Create a vibrant Ems that offers plants and animals significantly better water quality and revitalised habitats along its banks.
Avoid contract violation proceedings by the EU with unforeseeable financial consequences. 

The time frame for implementing the measures by 2050 is considered realistic, as the contract's demands entail a number of tasks that, due to geographic extensiveness and labour-intensiveness, are highly challenging.