The POSEI budget has been frozen for more than ten years despite inflation.

Omissions

• The retrieved sources confirm that POSEI funding is considered insufficient and has not met the needs and constraints of the outermost regions (European Court of Auditors special report 2026/03, reported by Agence Europe on 26/01/2026), but none of the retrieved sources explicitly states that the POSEI envelope has been frozen for more than ten years; the exact duration is not quoted in the available source texts.
• Overall EU funding for the outermost regions increased from EUR 13 billion (2014-2020) to EUR 16 billion (2021-2027) (COM(2024) 435 final), so the claimed freeze applies to the POSEI agricultural envelope specifically, not to total support for the outermost regions.
• The European Court of Auditors notes that for the next programming period (2028-2034) EU support for agriculture in the outermost regions is proposed to no longer be specifically earmarked, which provides context for the debate on the future of POSEI.
• Sources corroborating the substance of the claim were published after the reference period (the ECA report and its coverage date from January 2026, i.e. before the session date of 08/10/2026, so the MEP could have known them).

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Court of Auditors – Special Report 2026/03 (support for agriculture in the outermost regions / POSEI)"For the next programming period (2028-2034), EU support for agriculture in the outermost regions is proposed to not be specifically earmarked and to be ..."
• PrimaryEuropean Commission – COM(2024) 435 final (communication on the outermost regions)"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 ..."
• SecondaryAgence Europe – 'POSEI programme has not met all needs and constraints of outermost regions, according to EU's Court of Auditors'"POSEI programme has not met all needs and constraints of outermost regions, according to EU's Court of Auditors. Brussels, 26/01/2026"
• SecondaryFrench Senate – Report r25-426 (synthèse EN) on the EU multiannual financial framework for the outermost regions"On July 16, 2025, the European Commission presented its proposal for the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) covering 2028-2034."