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"Thank you, Mr Evans. Indeed, I feared I had understood the meaning of your question correctly and that I would not have to hear the clarification you have given. More seriously though, firstly, the outermost regions, all those that we call overseas, form part of the European Union, an important part, wherever those territories my be located and whether they have ties with France, Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom or wherever.
You referred to existing overseas
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have been French since the 17th century. Their inhabitants have been French citizens since 1848 – so that is nothing new – and all that has been taken into account from the outset, since the constituent Treaty establishing the original European Community and then the European Union.
Another point you emphasise – but here I think it is a question of extending Europe’s influences overseas – concerns the type of policy to be pursued. I believe it is important for us to make efforts there, not because a territory is French but because, let me repeat, it is also a question of influence.
The other point you made, which is something that concerns the Council – and I here I will name no names – touches on a difficult subject, namely how to prevent offshore havens, whether overseas or on or near our continent. It is true that is a problem. Some work has been done at the Ecofin Council. A number of proposals were put forward and we are always trying to combat tax havens effectively, both at EU level and under international agreements to which the EU is a party."@en1
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