INTERIM REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework for the years 2028 to 2034

Tabled by Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet

Added: 36a. Categorically rejects plans to remove the POSEI scheme, which constitutes a vital pillar of support for the outermost regions; points out that POSEI was set up in an attempt to address the permanent structural constraints faced by the outermost regions, such as remoteness, insularity and economic dependence, in accordance with Article 349 TFEU; stresses that the outermost regions require dedicated, stable and predictable funding instruments in order to safeguard food security and the viability of local agriculture; calls on the Commission to keep POSEI as a separate instrument with proper and clearly identifiable ring-fenced funding, and to refrain from merging the programme in any way, which could risk undermining its effectiveness, clarity and scope, to the detriment of the outermost regions;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.221v01-00