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120 Cross-border
economic
development
Project factsheets
Bihartean and Euro 3
How do these two EEIGs
operate?
Both Chambers of Commerce have hired a full-time member of staff,
who is dividing his working time between the two entities. His post is
financed equally by Bihartean and the Bayonne-Pays Basque CCI. In
order to ensure equal treatment for businesses on both sides of the
border – the Cámara de Comercio de Gipuzkoa, unlike the Bayonne-Pays
Basque CCI, does not bear the costs of the advice and support services
that it provides – Bihartean does not charge for any of its interventions.
EURO 3 does not have an integrated structure comparable to that of
Bihartean. The technicians of the chambers of commerce which make
up the EEIG work together on common projects. Its activities are funded
by calls for contributions, made as the need arises.
To what extent can this good practice be
adopted in other cross-border territories?
The creation of an EEIG is open to any legal entity, whether governed
by public or private law, as well as to any natural person, which is
engaged in economic activities in Member States of the European
Union. It must be set up by at least two members belonging to two
distinct countries of the European Union. Each of France’s borders
may therefore see the emergence of this type of structure, with
the exception of the territories bordering Switzerland, Monaco and
Andorra.
The EEIG, which is aimed at developing the economic activity of
its members, also benefits, due to its limited scope of intervention,
from relatively simple procedures for setting up and dissolution in
comparison with other legal tools for cross-border cooperation (ECG,
LGCC, EGTC, etc.), and allows for the involvement of a much broader
and more diverse range of partners.
For more information:
Contact:
Bihartean: Olga IRASTORZA
Director
Cross-border Bihartean CCI
+ 34 943 000 291
EURO 3: Olivier CECCOTTI
Manager of cross-border projects
Greater Lille CCI
+ 33 3 20 63 68 34