Additional assistance to outermost regions

OPINION European Economic and Social Committee Additional assistance to outermost regions _____________ Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as regards additional assistance and further flexibility to outermost regions affected by severe natural disasters and in the context of cyclone Chido devastating Mayotte (COM(2025) 190 final – 2025/0104 (COD)) ECO/680 Rapporteur: Joël DESTOM EN Referral Council of the European Union, 2/5/2025 European Parliament, 13/5/2025 Legal basis Articles 42, 43(2) and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Section responsible Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion Adopted in section 5/6/2025 Adopted at plenary 18/6/2025 Plenary session No 597 Outcome of vote (for/against/abstentions) 203/0/3 1. Conclusions and recommendations 1.1 The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) welcomes the European Commission’s proposal, which fully acknowledges the structural vulnerability of the outermost regions (ORs) to natural disasters and climate change by considering flexibility measures to take into account climate and humanitarian emergencies in these regions, particularly in Mayotte. 1.2 The EESC supports the targeted amendments to Regulation (EU) No 228/2013, which aim to: − ensure continuity of support under the programme of options specifically relating to remoteness and...