Cooperation agreement between the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Marseille and Piraeus

A practice statement was signed successful Marseille betwixt the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Aix-Marseille-Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry, establishing a model for strategic collaboration successful areas of communal interest.

The statement was signed connected Tuesday, 21 April 2026, by the President of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vassilis Korkidis, and the Treasurer of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Chamber, Frédéric Ronal, during a special lawsuit held connected the sidelines of the archetypal gathering of the ASCAME Executive Committee pursuing past November’s elections and the presumption of the presidency by Josep Santacreu, President of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce.

Key pillars of cooperation

The main pillars of the statement include:

• the improvement and implementation of associated initiatives and actions
• the speech of know-how, accusation and champion practices
• the promotion of research, acquisition and improvement programmes
• the exploration of further practice opportunities successful related fields

At the signing ceremony, the President of the Piraeus Chamber underlined that the statement highlights a committedness to substantive practice and contributes to the accomplishment of shared objectives betwixt the two institutions. He emphasised that it reflects a communal will to strengthen collaboration aimed astatine economical and sustainable development, technological progress, and the betterment of trade and economical relations betwixt Marseille and Piraeus.

Referring to the relation of the two Chambers, Josep Santacreu noted that Marseille and Piraeus are historic, strategically important ports and commercialized hubs successful the Mediterranean, with important imaginable for associated development-oriented initiatives. Within the model of ASCAME activities, helium reaffirmed the organisation’s committedness to promoting the bluish system successful the Mediterranean, highlighting that successful caller years it has been actively progressive successful large projects advancing sustainability, innovation and economical maturation successful maritime and shipping sectors.

Particular accent was placed by Frédéric Ronal connected the “blue economy,” which is emerging arsenic a strategic pillar for the aboriginal of some larboard cities. He stressed that the Mediterranean hosts unique biodiversity, aggravated maritime activity, and millions of coastal residents babelike connected marine resources, reinforcing the value of sustainable improvement policies.

In conclusion, Korkidis noted that the Marseille Chamber of Commerce was founded successful 1599 and is the oldest successful the world, and that it is, successful fact, from the 16th period that the term “chambre de commerce” originated. As such, the practice statement betwixt the two Chambers carries historical, maritime, European and economical significance, and coincides with the upcoming authoritative visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Greece.

According to the announcement by the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the adjacent practice betwixt the Marseille and Piraeus Chambers aims to strengthen the relation of backstage assemblage enterprises, which represent a cardinal operator of innovation, concern and occupation creation, thereby contributing decisively to the economical objectives of Mediterranean countries.