The steering committee implements the roadmap adopted by the Conference. It is composed of senior officials, civil servants and / or similar, of the administration of outermost regions, duly appointed by each president and authorized to represent their region.
Each region designates a full member and an alternate member.
The current members are:
Azores
Full member: Carlos Amaral – Regional Director for European Affairs and External Cooperation
Canary Islands
Full member: Julián Zafra Díaz – General Director for Economic Affairs of the EU.
Alternate member: Victoria Nakoura – General Directorate for European Affairs
Guadeloupe
Full member: Cassandre Gatoux – Representative of Guadeloupe Region in Brussels.
French Guiana
Full member: Alice Colombo – in charge of European affairs in Brussels.
Alternate member: Delphine Lasselin – chargé of the Hexagon Antenna of the Territorial Collectivity of French Guiana
Madeira
Full member: Fernanda Cardoso – Regional Director for European Affairs and External Cooperation.
Alternate member: Sérgio Mendonça – Directorate of Services for European Union Policies and Outermost Affairs.
Martinique
Full member: Maguy Marie-Jeanne – Director of Coordination for External Affairs, Communication and Public Policy Evaluation and Planning
Alternate member: Stéphany Croizet- European Affairs Officer.
Mayotte
Full member: Cyrielle Cuirassier – Representation of Mayotte in Paris/Brussels.
Alternate member: Adrachi Velou – Head of the Associations Department – European Affairs Directorate.
Reunion island
Full member: Candida Aldehuelo – Pole RUP-Cabinet of the President.
Alternate member: Anne Sophie Hoarau – Pole RUP- Cabinet of the President.
Saint-Martin
Full member: Rudya Lake – Head of the European Affairs Mission.
Alternate member: Philippe Mouchard – Institutional Relations Officer
Committee tasks are the following:
The commitment of the EU Outermost Regions to cooperate, expressed at its highest level in the Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions, is also reflected in documents such as Cooperation protocols, Memoranda and Joint Contributions.