As part of the strengthened partnership between the ORs and the European Commission, a hybrid meeting of the “Outermost Regions” working group, organised by the ORs Unit of DG REGIO, was held on Tuesday 18 April, with the participation of representatives from the ORs and their Member States (Spain, France and Portugal). During the meeting, the evaluation of the POSEI programme was discussed, as well as the guidelines on State aid and the rules applicable to the ORs, among other topics.