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Outermost regions of the EU [Policy Podcast]
Outermost regions of the EU [Policy Podcast],Nine EU regions are currently classified as outermost regions (ORs), owing to their remoteness from the European continent: five French overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion), one French overseas community (Saint Martin), two Portuguese autonomous regions (Madeira and the Azores), and one Spanish autonomous community (the Canary Islands). With regional gross domestic product (GDP) substantially below the EU average in all ORs, they are clearly in a fragile economic situation, yet this figure alone does not reflect the full breadth of challenges they face.

Outermost regions of the EU [Policy Podcast]

Nine EU regions are currently classified as outermost regions (ORs), owing to their remoteness from the European continent: five French overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion), one French overseas community (Saint Martin), two Portuguese autonomous regions (Madeira and the Azores), and one Spanish autonomous community (the Canary Islands). With regional gross domestic product (GDP) substantially below the EU average in all ORs, they are clearly in a fragile economic situation, yet this figure alone does not reflect the full breadth of challenges they face.