2001 - Consultation of political leaders on the Arc Manche’s relaunching.

2002 – A framework of joint cooperation is prepared (Arc Manche statement)

20 mars 2003 – Joint statement signed by the officers of the 5 French regions boarding the Channel and the 5 local authorities of Southern England. Arc Manche is relaunched.

2004 – EMDI : a project for l’Arc Manche : Creation of the Espace Manche Development Initiative project developed in the frame of the European programme INTERREG which defines a three-years programme action.

2005 – Arc Manche Assembly creation : Alain LE VERN, Président of the French region Upper Normandy, is elected President of the Arc Manche Assembly and Brad WATSON, West Sussex County Council Cabinet member becomes Vice-Président for two years.

2006 – Concrete outcomes for Arc Manche

• Most of the British and French territories boarding the Channel are eligible to the European programme of transborder cooperation,
• Launching of the Strategic Vision for the Channel area implemented in the frame of EMDI project.
• Stakeholders alerted on the opportunities to cooperate at the Arc Manche Assembly Conference at Fontwell Park (West Sussex) on 17 October 2007.
  

2007 – Multiplication of transborder and transnational cooperations in preparation : Inaugural Congress of the Federation of Regional and Local Channel Ports in Saint-Brieuc on 1 Februrary 2007.