History

Some key dates of the Euroregion

• 1983
  Creation of the Working Community of the Pyrenees which combines: Aquitaine, Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées, Catalonia, Aragon, Euskadi, Navarra and Andorra.
• 1989
  A common fund is created in 1989, aimed at financing cross-border projects. This is accompanied by an agreement that marks the start of the bilateral cooperation between Aquitaine and Euskadi. In 1992, Navarra joins the partnership, generating a common trilateral fund until 1999.
• 2004
  Creation of a tool with its own legal personality: The PLAE (Aquitaine-Euskadi Logistics Platform) in the form of European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) with headquarters in San Sebastian.
• 2006
  Regulation (EC) no. 1082/2006 creating the European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC).
• 2009
  Joint declaration of the two presidents to create a Euroregion “Aquitaine-Euskadi” under the form of a European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC).
• 2011
  Creation of the Euroregion Aquitaine-Euskadi with headquarters in Hendaye.
• 2014
  Adoption of the 2014-2020 Euroregional Strategy.
• 2015
  Modification of the administrative perimeter of the French regions. Aquitaine, Limousin and Poitou-Charentes legally constitute Nouvelle-Aquitaine, thus forming part of the Euroregion.
• 2016
  Adhesion of Navarra, approved on 18 March 2016 by the Assembly of the Euroregion Aquitaine-Euskadi, which enters into force on 6 March 2017.
• 2018
  Updating of the 2014-2020 strategic plan.