During a visit to French Guyana, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, highlighted the economic, social and strategic importance of the nine outermost regions to the European Union.
Mr Juncker stated, “Thanks to the outermost regions, the sun never sets on the European Union… you have gifted Europe with your maritime facades and you provide us with a global dimension… You account for 80% of European biodiversity”. Mr Junker was speaking on Friday 27 October...