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Interregional Council of the Chambers of Trades of the Greater Region (CICM)
Cross-border
economic
development
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Project factsheet
Interregional Council of
the Chambers of Trades
of the Greater Region
(CICM)
Border
France-Germany, France-Luxembourg, France-Belgium
Territory
Greater Region
Date of creation
1989
Partners
CMA (Chambre de Métiers et de l’Artisanat – Chamber of Trade and Crafts) Moselle, CMA Meurthe-et-
Moselle, CMA Meuse, CMA Vosges, Chambre régionale des Métiers et de l’Artisanat de Lorraine, Union
des classes moyennes de Belgique (UCM), Chambre des Métiers du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg,
Handwerkskammer des Saarlandes, Handwerkskammer Trier, Handwerkskammer der Pflalz,
Handwerkskammer Koblenz, Handwerkskammer Rheinhessen
Objective
Joint representation of craft SMEs
Main activity
Creation of networks of assistance-advice services and development of initiatives to harmonise framework
conditions in the Greater Region
What is its remit?
The Interregional Council of the Chambers of Trades of the Greater Region
(Conseil Interrégional des Chambres des Métiers de la Grande Région,
CICM) was set up in 1989 and currently has twelve members (see table).
It provides joint representation for the some 170,000 craft
enterprises in the Greater Region, their 700,000 employees and
50,000 apprentices.
Based in Luxembourg, with its general secretariat housed by the
Luxembourg Chamber of Trades, the CICM is overseen by a committee
made up of its Chairman, five Vice-Chairmen and the Secretary General.
The CICM acts to:
- represent the interests of trades and crafts in the Greater
Region in relation to the regional, national and European
authorities
- develop initiatives to harmonise framework conditions in the
Greater Region
- create networks for assistance-advice services for trades and
crafts in order to promote cross-border activities
- jointly work on solutions to existing problems and proposals
aimed at improving the economic position of craft enterprises
in the Greater Region
- step up exchanges of information and experience.
General Assembly of the CICM (Interregional Council of the Chambers of Trades) in June 2014