"It is hereby stated that on January 18th, 1993, the undersigned, founder members of the European Association of Economic Interest (EAEI), decided to set up a proyect with a long-term approach centred on the Bayonne-San Sebastián axis.

 The cooperation project sprang up with long-term aims and its function is to begin, streamline and coordinate all the measures and projects that are needed to endow the Bayonne-San Sebastián axis with the infrastructure, installations and services that any medium-sized European city requires for its economic development..."