MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Position of the Vice-President/High Representative on Madagascar’s interference regarding the Scattered Islands of the Indian Ocean – E-002354/2024(ASW)

The Scattered Islands are part of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, which are themselves associated with the EU through the status of Overseas Countries and Territories.

The status of the Scattered Islands is being discussed between the French and Malagasy governments in the framework of a Joint Commission. This being a bilateral issue between a particular Member State and a third country, the EU has no competence to intervene.