Outermost Regions call on the EU to discuss the new multiannual financial framework
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain) – The Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions (OMR) requested their respective States and the European Council to jointly discuss the new multiannual financial framework of the EU, given the concern generated in these regions by the Commission’s proposal, the regional government of the Canary Islands (Atlantic, Spain) reported this Friday.
To this end, the President of the Region of Guadeloupe (Caribbean, France) extended an invitation to the presidents of the EU member States to which these territories belong – France, Portugal, and Spain – and the European Council, accompanied by the political declaration on the future multiannual financial framework signed by the presidents of the nine OMR on November 17 in Brussels.
The OMR demand “a differentiated European strategy” and specific measures “that are essential to restore and strengthen.”
“The recognition of the structural cost overruns linked to the outermost regions must continue to be a pillar for European action and therefore translate into concrete, stable, and dedicated European budget allocations, linked to programs designed and managed at the regional level,” claim the leaders of the OMR, who remind of the essential role of these regions for Europe.
The President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, emphasized the importance of involving the European Council, which “is the only one that can veto the current proposal for the period 2028-2034, which undermines the OMR status by centralizing the funds that were previously managed directly with the territories to mitigate the cost overruns of their remoteness and uniqueness.” (November 28)
