Fernando Clavijo Batlle – 127th plenary session – European Committee of the Regions

Fernando Clavijo Batlle, CoR member and rapporteur of the opinion on the renewed EU strategy for the outermost regions, at the 127th plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions.

The opinion contributes to the new strategy presented by the European Commission in November 2017 and includes recommendations on economic growth, competitiveness and jobs. The Committee supports the protection of sensitive products and greater investment in strategic sectors such as renewable energies and the blue economy. The assembly backs the system of subsidies rather than financial tools, and warns of the impact of Brexit on the outermost regions given the high level of interlinkage with the United Kingdom. At a time when the next multiannual financial framework is under negotiation, the Committee regrets that the European Commission has failed to address the impact of cohesion policy on the outermost regions in its new strategy. Both the Canary and Azorean Islands have recently joined the #CohesionAlliance.

The Assembly of the EU's cities and regions today unanimously adopted the opinion drawn up by Fernando Clavijo (ES/ALDE), president of the Canary Islands and entitled "Towards full implementation of the renewed European Strategy for the Outermost Regions."
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