Adriatic Ionian Euroregion

The Adriatic Ionian Euroregion is a Euroregion comprising countries and their subdivisions bordering the Adriatic and Ionian Sea. The president of the organization is Nikola Dobroslavić, President of the Region of Dubrovnik. The Euroregion is formally established as a nonprofit organization according to the law of Croatia.

Adriatic Ionian Euroregion
Sign and symbol of Adriatic Ionian Euroregion
Sign and symbol
TypeEuroregion
Membership33 local authorities of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro and Greece

The Adriatic Euroregion was founded on 30 June 2006 in Pula, Region of Istria, Croatia. The association changed its statutory name Adriatic Ionian Euroregion in January 2013.

It represents a model of co-operation that includes trans-national and inter-regional co-operation between regions of the Adriatic and Ionian coastline.

The Adriatic Ionian Euroregion is the institutional framework for jointly defining and solving important issues across the maritime local areas bordering the Adriatic and Ionian seas.

The aims of the AIE are the following:

  • Forming an area of peace, stability and co-operation
  • Protection of the cultural heritage
  • Protection of the environment
  • Sustainable economic development in particular of tourism, fishery and agriculture
  • Solution of transport and other infrastructure issues

Members
In green, the member regions (28 in 2006); in lighter green, the other territories of the interested countries.

As of August 2023, the Euroregion consists of 33 member regional and local governments (NUTS 2 or NUTS 3 subdivisions) from 6 interested countries:[1][2]

The Euroregion formerly included 3 other members from 1 country:

References
  1. "Member directory". adriaticionianeuroregion.eu. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. "Member maps". adriaticionianeuroregion.eu. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  3. "Rapporto sull'attività dell'Euroregione Adriatica (settembre 2007 – settembre 2008)" (PDF). adriaticionianeuroregion.eu (in Italian). 26 September 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. "Annual activity programme 2017" (PDF). adriaticionianeuroregion.eu. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  5. "Activity report (December 2013 – December 2015)" (PDF). adriaticionianeuroregion.eu. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

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