Michele Vellano - French Riviera Chamber of Commerce – CCINCA (FR)

The Advice Case “Seaflix­_Cross Border Mobility” submitted by the French Riviera Chamber of Commerce – CCINCA (FR) in the course of the II Call for proposals of the initiative b-solutions was selected to receive consultancy by Michele Vellano, who was contracted by the Association of the European Border Regions (AEBR) to find sustainable and alternative solutions to foster cross-border cooperation.

The French Riviera Chamber of Commerce aims at setting up a public maritime transport service on the coastal section crossed by the French – Italian border passing through Monaco, but:

• the current French legislative system does not contemplate the possibility that local authorities may deal with coastal maritime transport outside their territorial area of competence;
• there are no specific provisions regulating such a service in coordination with a Non-Member State.

​​​​​​​Solutions proposed by Vellano foresee:

• the creation of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) involving the competent authorities in the three countries;
• the introduction of amendments to the current French legislation to include the management of maritime transport services among the competences of regions and cities.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​To learn more about “Seaflix­_Cross Border Mobility” and read the in-depth analysis of the expert, download the full report here.

The information here provided have been developed in the framework of b-solutions, an initiative of the European Comission’s DG REGIO managed by the Association of the European Border Regions (AEBR).

The reports here included are the result of a consultation provided by legal/cross-border cooperation experts on obstacles of a legal or administrative nature– referred to as Advice Cases - selected in the framework of the II Call for Porposal of the initiative b-solutions.