Geo-blocking in French overseas territories

Question for written answer  E-001936/2024
to the Commission
Rule 144
Rody Tolassy (PfE), Jean-Paul Garraud (PfE), Pierre Pimpie (PfE), Angéline Furet (PfE), Julien Leonardelli (PfE), Julie Rechagneux (PfE), Aleksandar Nikolic (PfE), Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain (PfE), Valérie Deloge (PfE), André Rougé (PfE), Mathilde Androuët (PfE), France Jamet (PfE), Alexandre Varaut (PfE), Catherine Griset (PfE), Nikola Bartůšek (PfE)

Although the European Parliament voted to ban geo-blocking in EU Member States, some French departments continue to be affected by it.

With its overseas territories, France has a unique geography. The people living in these territories are European taxpayers, just like Spanish, Italian or German citizens, and should therefore enjoy the same rights.

However, our overseas compatriots still do not have full access to European, let alone French, information, both in terms of audiovisual media and on certain websites.

In order to better integrate our overseas territories into the EU while also protecting French culture, what measures will the Commission take to put a definitive end to this kind of geographical discrimination?

Submitted: 3.10.2024