Europe’s remotest regions - Publications
Study on migration and demographic trends in the outermost regions
The study is aimed at deepening the understanding, the knowledge and the projections of the demographic and migratory trends in the Outermost Regions. The report describes the major short and medium-term impacts of the demographic and migratory trends as well as their probable impact on the economic and social cohesion. Using the result of the analysis, the experts outline the main risks and the opportunities associated with these phenomena.
The research consisted in the analysis of data and literature as well as interviews of local stakeholders which took place during 2011.
Caveat: the independent consultant is responsible for the contents which do not bind the European Commission.
Executive summary 
- Report
- Azores: Executive summary - Report
- Canarias: Executive summary - Report
- Guadeloupe: Executive summary - Report
- Guyane: Executive summary - Report
- Madera: Executive summary - Report
- Martinique: Executive summary - Report
- Réunion: Executive summary - Report
- St Martin: Executive summary - Report
The outermost regions of the European Union: towards a partnership for smart,
sustainable and inclusive growth
(COM(2012) 287) 
The Outermost Regions - European regions of assets and opportunities
June 2012- Brochure 
The European Union currently has eight Outermost Regions (ORs), which form an integral part of EU territory. These are: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Saint Martin, Réunion (France); the Canary Islands (Spain) and the Azores and Madeira (Portugal). Unlike the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), which have associate status with their respective Member States (Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom), the Outermost Regions must adhere in full to the rights and obligations arising from the European Treaties.
Growth Factors in the Outermost Regions
Study : part 1 - part 2
Executive Summary March 2011
The study is aimed at deepening the understanding of the process of economic development, identifying strategies to improve competitiveness and reduce dependence on imports and transfers. The work consisted in the analysis of data and literature as well as interviews of local stakeholders which took place during spring 2010. The independent consultant is responsible for the contents which do not bind the European Commission.
The Outermost Regions - European regions of assets and opportunities
May 2010- Brochure
Cohesion Policy provides the ORs with important support designed to help them achieve greater economic and social convergence with the rest of the Community. On top of the €5 billion that these regions will receive for the 2007–13 period from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Cohesion Fund (for the Portuguese ORs) and the European Social Fund (ESF), the EU's Cohesion Policy has earmarked additional funding to offset higher costs faced by the ORs, at the rate of €35 per inhabitant per year (a total of €979 million for all the regions).
- Outermost regions – an asset for Europe – Commission policy paper (COM(2008) 642)
- Public consultation on future strategy for outermost regions (2007-2008)
- 2007 strategy for outermost regions – achievements and future prospects
- Annex - E-communication and broadband in outermost EU regions – regulations, infrastructure and prices – 2005 study
- Stronger partnership for outermost EU regions
Annex :