Question 32664 — European Union

Summary

Ms. Josette Manin draws the attention of the Minister for Overseas Territories to the reduction in options programs specific to remoteness and insularity (POSEI). This drop would result in an automatic reduction in local production in the outermost regions of Europe, which would lead to a crisis in the agricultural sectors of these territories and in particular for overseas territories, while we are experiencing a health crisis without previous. This aid is essential for local sectors and processing industries. This is not the first time that threats have weighed on this program. The last attempt failed when Jean-Claude Junker, then President of the European Commission, and Phil Hogan, then European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, hoped that the cuts linked to the common agricultural policy would not have no impact on POSEI. The European Parliament then supported this line. Subsequently, Janusz Wojciechowski, the new European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, also indicated that he was in favor of maintaining the budget, provided that the Member States concerned request it. However, we learned that during a meeting of the Council of Ministers of Agriculture, on September 21, 2020, in presence of Julien Denormandie, Minister of Agriculture and Food, and that of his Spanish and Portuguese counterparts, the commissioner finally spoke out against the maintenance of POSEI. This is a shortfall of 11 million euros for the French ORs. Other consultation meetings must still take place, including a new “agriculture and fishing” council on October 19 and 20, 2020, in Luxembourg. She wishes that the Government continues to support POSEI and would like to know if levers will be put in place in this direction.

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