With “simpler procedures, less bureaucracy and more flexibility” the funds will be distributed to support the regions, as well as the island and mountainous areas facing increased problems due to demographic, natural disasters and migratory.

And this is foreseen in the new EU budget for 2027, according to the response provided by Commissioner Piotr Serafin, in question of New Democracy MEP George Eutia about the application of a clause of equal growth in islands and mountainous areas.

The complete answer is:

According to the announcement “The Path to the upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework” on February 11, 2025, the Commission’s proposal for the next multi -year budgetary framework will ensure a simpler, more focused budget with a greater impact and aligned with the EU priorities. The focus, as emphasized in the Commission’s political directions, will continue to actively support the islands and the mountainous areas, taking into account their special needs and challenges, in particular with regard to economic growth, adaptation to climate change, connectivity, immigration and demographic transition.

At the heart of this modernized budget will be a national and regional partnership plan for each country, with basic reforms and investments, which will focus on the EU’s common priorities, including promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion, and will be designed and designed to be designed and designed to cooperate with national and territorial and territory. their particularities. The top -centric approach remains necessary to address the unique challenges facing the various regions.

By combining basic investment and reforms in a project, it will be possible to tackle these challenges in a more targeted and integrated way. This approach will combine specific investments, legislative and regulatory levers and technical support to ensure the rapid and effective allocation of funds in full correspondence with local needs and European priorities. The single rules manual, the wide range of eligibility and the rich financial toolbox of the project, which make it possible to use leverage by financial means, will help reduce the administrative burden for beneficiaries and allow more effective measures to be tailored to the needs of each area.