Assessment of the new communication of the European Commission on Outermost Regions

Reference A9-0156/2023Committee REGIForeign affairs

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How the groups voted

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The Left37

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S&D143

124051496%

Greens/EFA72

670

The European Parliament adopted by 589 votes to 22, with 16 abstentions, a resolution on the assessment of the new Commission communication on outermost regions.While welcoming the visible progress achieved by the EU strategies for the ORs, Members regretted, nevertheless, the lack of commitment shown by the Commission in this new strategy in essential areas for the ORs, in particular as regards boosting their competitiveness in order to reinforce the EU’s position as a major oceanic player.Members believe that Article 349 TFEU has been used in a limited way and could be interpreted in a more innovative and positive way, in particular with a view to creating ad hoc programmes and new specific policies. This article should be applied across…