AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoEU Outer Regions Strategy: The European Commission has adopted a new strategic vision for the EU’s outermost regions, explicitly naming Guadeloupe, with a regulatory package to adapt EU rules to local realities and constraints, aiming to boost competitiveness and access to the single market, strengthen resilience, and improve social equity across areas like agriculture, fisheries, migration, taxation, connectivity, renewable energy, and protection of strategic infrastructure. Maritime & Tourism Access: Cruise itineraries are set to expand across the Southern Caribbean in 2026–2027, making rarer ports easier to reach without long repositioning trips—good news for regional visitor flows and port-linked services. Sargassum Impact: A growing floating sargassum belt continues to foul Caribbean coastlines, smothering marine habitats and hitting tourism and fishing, while also disrupting water intakes and coastal operations. Route du Rhum Build-Up: IMOCA MACIF Santé Prévoyance skipper Sam Goodchild is gearing up for the Route du Rhum—Destination Guadeloupe after a major summer overhaul, with the Défi Azimut in Lorient and a Concarneau parade ahead. Sports Governance Link: Former FIFA official Kenny Jean-Marie has joined the Advisory Board of African Collaborations Group (ACG), focused on structuring sport and entertainment district projects—an indirect signal of how sports infrastructure finance is evolving.
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