The Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Madrid (CCIS) is a Spanish private and no-profit association which actively works to develop economic relationships in Europe, especially by promoting bilateral relationships between the Italian and the Spanish markets.

Active since 1914 throughout the Spanish territory, CCIS has its headquarters in Madrid, with delegations in Valencia, Vigo and Seville, and with territorial representations in Burgos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, La Coruña and Oviedo. CCIS has also been officially recognized by the Italian government since 1970.

CCIS contributes to various field related to the European policies and programs, thanks to the presence, within its institutional organization, of a department specialized in European projects, that is supported by those departments which are responsible for the projects’ execution (such as the Training department, the Touristic Office, The Communication department and the Event and Management department. The staff is skilled and responsible for preparing proposals and for the management, development, evaluation and financial reporting of the projects.

CCIS is fully integrated into Assocamerestero’s network (www.assocamerestero.it): an association of all the Italian Chambers present abroad, that comprises 78 chambers (all recognized by the Italian government according to the Law 518 July 1970), which have 140 offices in 54 countries and more than 18000 businesses’.