The POSEI agricultural support programme for the EU outermost regions has been stalled for more than 20 years

Omissions

• The exact figure ('more than 20 years') does not appear in any source; the sources confirm the described fact (POSEI's unmet needs and pending reinforcement), not the figure.
• POSEI's legal framework was not entirely static: it was consolidated by Regulation (EU) No 228/2013, so the 'stall' depends on whether one counts legal revision or financial reinforcement.
• The European Commission launched an evaluation of POSEI in 2022 and the EU 2021-2027 budget earmarked EUR 16 billion for the outermost regions, so some EU action has occurred, even if POSEI-specific reinforcement has not.
• The European Court of Auditors (special report 2026) confirms POSEI has not fully met the needs of outermost-region farmers, which supports the underlying grievance but does not quantify a duration.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission – COM(2024) 435 final (communication on outermost regions, hosted on adcoesao.pt)The EU support scheme for agriculture in the outermost regions (POSEI) is designed to support agriculture in the outermost regions. In 2022, the Commission launched an evaluation of the POSEI. Under the 2021-2027 EU budget, the Commission earmarked EUR 16 billion for the outermost regions – a major increase over the EUR 13 billion of the previous period.
• PrimaryEuropean Court of Auditors – Special Report 2026/03We expected POSEI support to have enabled farmers to maintain or increase their competitiveness of the traditional activities in the outermost regions.
• SecondaryAgence Europe – bulletin article on the European Court of Auditors' POSEI reportPOSEI programme has not met all needs and constraints of outermost regions, according to EU's Court of Auditors. Brussels, 26/01/2026.
• SecondaryEuropean Parliament – Legislative Train Schedule, 'Strategy on outermost regions'European Commission announces in its Work Programme 2026 a strategy on outermost regions for Q1 2026.