On the afternoon of Tuesday 14 September, MEPs adopted by a large majority (614 votes in favour, 20 against, 59 abstentions) the own-initiative report tabled by Stéphane Bijoux (Renew Europe, France) in which the European Commission is asked to present a new European strategy to help the outermost regions face the new challenges of the 21st century.
“I am calling for a new European strategy for the outermost regions (ORs)”, the MEP had said the day before to the Commissioner for...