Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-05-13-Speech-1-080"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-05-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European tourism2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020513.7.1-080"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-05-13-Speech-1-0812
lpv:speaker	lp:Samuli Pohjamo2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine and the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Belarus (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Suomen Keskusta (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of my group I would like to thank the rapporteur, Mrs Torres Marques, for the thorough preparatory work she has done with regard to this important matter. She has listened to her colleagues and drawn up an excellent report. Tourism is the industry of the future, and, as has been said here, Europe is still the world’s largest tourist destination. As a growth industry it can also create jobs in regions where it would be very hard to do so otherwise. It is important that Europe’s competitiveness and its appeal in the tourist sector are increased through better coordination of different areas of policy, and more cooperation and networking. It is especially important to promote sustainable tourism and improve conditions for the growth of environmental and cultural tourism. I would also like to stress how important it is that all regions and citizens of the European Union keep up with developments in the information technology field and that broadband networks should extend to all companies in the tourist industry. Our group would nevertheless like to emphasise the importance of the principle of subsidiarity with regard to the tourist industry and therefore supports the notion of limited action within the framework of the EU. For this reason, we oppose the proposal that the tourist sector should have a clear legal basis and its own budget heading. In my opinion a reduction in VAT in the tourist industry is justified, but many members of our group take a wary view of matters of taxation, as they are largely the business of the Member States. Regarding amendments, we support most of those tabled by Mr van Dam and Mr Bradbourn."@en1

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