Visit of the President to the 27th conference of the ORs

Participation of President MUSSINGTON in the 27th Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions

The President of the Community traveled to Brussels to take part in the 27th Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions (RUP ) which was held on November 15 and 16 within the European Parliament.

On the occasion of this meeting, the Presidents of the ORs adopted a final joint declaration addressed to the European institutions. This declaration highlights the succession of crises hitting the regions which have the effect of "moving the ORs further away from economic, social and sustainable recovery" while recalling "that a large part of the population of certain ORs remains strongly affected by unemployment and poverty.” This document also reflects the expectations of the regions regarding the need to better adapt European legislation to the specificities of the ORs through article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, which recognizes this status and allows the adoption of adapted measures to better respond to their challenges.

In addition, several highlights animated this Conference including an exchange session between the Presidents of the ORs, a round table with European deputies as well as a partnership session attended by representatives of European institutions as well as the French government in the person of the Minister Delegate for Overseas Territories, Mr. Carenco.

During these discussions, the President of the Community mentioned the still significant structural delays to which is added the current degraded context induced by the succession of crises, health crisis and war in Ukraine in particular, impacting significantly economic recovery and social cohesion and thus calling for the strengthening of national and European solidarity in order to guarantee the population truly favorable prospects. He also insisted on the need to “deploy all-out efforts to revitalize the local economic fabric, accelerate our convergence towards EU standards, consolidate social cohesion while taking advantage of geographic, geostrategic, natural, cultural values ​​that are ours.

Air and maritime transport were also the subject of the discussions initiated. The exorbitant prices borne by the population in terms of consumer products and air transport, which have increased sharply due to the rise in fuel prices, were highlighted by the President, who also warned of the risk of a strengthening of this increase that could result from certain European regulatory proposals currently being negotiated.

These two days of meetings ended with the handover of the presidency of the Conference of Presidents of the ORs to the government of the islands Canaries, which will ensure this for 1 year.

You will find attached:


The President's speech to the session of MEPs
The speech at the session of the ORs
The final declaration of the Presidents of the ORs
The Press Release of the Presidents of the ORs