What is the goal of the Atlantic Macroregion?
The idea of strengthening the influence of the Atlantic regions on the European Union has been on the table for decades now, and Brussels has taken a further step and is considering creating a common structure covering all these territories.
At the beginning of the 20th century, geographers and thinkers were talking about the Atlantic Arc or Atlantic Europe asa shared cultural reality based on a common identity of the territories facing the ocean.
This is precisely the objective of the future Atlantic macroregion: to strengthen cooperation between countries and, above all, between regions onthe European Atlantic façade. The main objective is to jointly address common challenges, such as the economy, the environment or transport, and to align policies and resources for greater importance in Community decision-making.
Recently, President Imanol Pradales put the issue back on the table in Bordeaux and advocated territorial cooperation as an essential instrument for strengthening its position in Europe.
Within the same framework, the eAtlantic Foundation, chaired by lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu, aims to promotethe European Atlantic façade and defend its interests against the European Union , as well as to promote interregional cooperation, which in practice functions as a pressure group for an Atlantic Euroregion.
The European Union has now taken a further step. The 27 have urged the European Commission to submit a proposal for the development of a structure covering all regions facing the Atlantic, with the aim of making this shared identity a common voice with greater capacity to influence Brussels.
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