MEPs on the regional development committee (REGI) called on the European Commission to grant full derogated status to the outermost regions under the terms of article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). They made this appeal in an own initiative report adopted by a large majority (23 votes for, 2 against) on Tuesday 30 May.
The rapporteur for the text, Younous Omarjee (GUE/NGL, France) explained to EUROPE that “This report now seeks to obtain full...