Increase by 50% of the allocation for outermost regions
The Council has agreed on July 15 a general approach on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF). Commissioner Damanaki has welcomed this compromise during the press conference. She has further pointed out that money dedicated to the outermost regions will increase by 50%.
192 500 000€ will be attributed over the programming period to compensate the outermost regions, out of which, per year, up to 6 450 000€ will be dedicated to the Azores and Madeira, 8 700 000€ for the Canary Islands and 12 350 000€ for the French outermost regions, including Mayotte.
