The 14th Adriatic and Ionian Chambers of Commerce Forum (AIC Forum) will take place from the 10th to the 12th of June in Corfu, Greece, in collaboration with the Corfu Chamber of Commerce. The event, organized by the AIC Forum in collaboration with Corfu Chamber of Commerce under the auspices of the Hellenic Presidency of the Council of the EU, obtained the high patronage of the European Parliament.

The AIC Forum, as one of the major stakeholders of the recent EUSAIR consultation path and following the recent Stakeholders Conference EUSAIR held in Athens on the 6th and 7th February 2014, considered worthwhile to devote its 14th Annual Edition to the topic “The Adriatic and Ionian Macroregion: the role of Chambers of Commerce in the new economic scenario”. In this way the AIC Forum and the numerous Chambers of Commerce of the Area intend to mark strongly their commitment.                                                                        

The choice to organize the event in Greece, during the Hellenic Presidency of the Council of the European Union and a few days before the publication of the Adriatic and Ionian Macroregion’s Action Plan (expected by the end of June), aims to focus more attention on the course in act also in view of the Italian Presidency when the Adriatic and Ionian Macroregion will be definitively enacted.

The Corfu Event will represent for the Chambers of Commerce and other interested stakeholders an occasion to examine in depth and to consider how to deal with new challenges of the Macroregion:

•     new EU Programme for structural funds 2014-2020 dedicated to the UE Member States,
•     οther European financial resources for the next years (i.e. national IPA Programme, new programmes for cross-border territorial cooperation, etc.) and
•     new strategies and suggestions for local development policies and in particular for SMEs.

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