José Manuel Bolieiro participates in the 29th Conference of Outermost Regions - Communication

Presidência do Governo Regional

The President of the Regional Government, José Manuel Bolieiro, will attend the 29th Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions, which will take place on April 7 and 8 on the island of Réunion. The meeting is the main structure for political and technical cooperation between the leaders of the executive bodies of the European Union's outermost regions.

During the conference, the coming financial framework for the Outermost Regions will be discussed, being a matter of extreme relevance for the future of these regions. The current financial, geopolitical and economic uncertainties raise concerns about the continuity of the European Union's Cohesion Policy, which is essential for guaranteeing the integration of Outermost Regions and mitigating regional asymmetries.

The conference will be attended by various political personalities, including Raffaele Fitto, Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, with whom José Manuel Bolieiro had already met in Brussels last February. Also present will be Inês Domingos, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs, Manuel Valls, French Minister of the Overseas, Younous Omarjee, Vice-President of the European Parliament, and Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar, Co-Chair of the Intergroup on Cohesion Policy and Outermost Regions.

The Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions meets annually. The conclusions are drawn in a Final Declaration reflecting the common political positions of the Outermost Regions and influencing the European Union's policies for these regions.