25/04/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 25 April, the European Commission announced that it had proposed measures to provide faster and more flexible support to the outermost region of Mayotte, through adjustments to the EU’s POSEI programme. This is to ensure that farmers affected by Cyclone Chido can continue to receive support, even if their agricultural activities are temporarily disrupted or suspended, says the Commission. The proposal, detailed by Agence Europe, dates from 23 April (see EUROPE 13626/12). The Commission is proposing to lift the 10% budget cap on emergency support introduced last autumn as a direct response to the floods that hit Central and Eastern European countries, and to allow the deadline for selecting beneficiaries to be extended beyond 30 June 2025 in order to enable Mayotte to fully mobilise all available funding within its current rural development programme. (LC)