Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-05-13-Speech-1-086"

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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	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020513.7.1-086"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-05-13-Speech-1-0872
lpv:speaker	lp:Emmanouil Mastorakis2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; CONT (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, a few weeks ago the Greek Minister of Health decided to shut down all the schools in Greece because of an outbreak of a viral infection. The schools were only shut for two days and the number of new cases quickly petered out. And yet, this had an instant and severe impact on Greek tourism, with numerous bookings cancelled, exacerbating the crisis sparked by the events of 11 September. Needless to say, this reaction was unwarranted because the ministry had acted in a purely preventive manner, demonstrating gravitas and a sense of responsibility in allaying tourists' fears. However, the hype created by certain mass media and a few loose cannon resulted in cancellations and disappointment for those who make a living out of tourism in Greece. What else could the Minister of Health have done, however? Should he have thought first of the financial consequences or of the potential risk, albeit tiny, to the health of Greeks and visitors alike? If you were the minister, Commissioner, what would you have done? The same, I imagine. You would have put health first. But nor are the businesses and people who make a living out of tourism at fault and they are right to call for proper action, to call for the protective umbrella of the European Union. When they work and serve a sector which contributes as much as tourism does to the balanced development of the regions of the Union and, in the final analysis, to European integration itself, a sector which is as susceptible and sensitive as tourism is to every sort of crisis, then these businesses, these workers, these European citizens rightly and reasonably feel that it should not be abandoned to its own fate. We need to be able to take measures to moderate these unfortunate repercussions, we need to be able to finance suitable action from the Structural Funds, we need to make special provision in the budget for funding to improve tourism, with everything that means and implies. Clearly we need to incorporate the tourist parameter into all Community decision-making procedures and Mrs Torres Marques' excellent report paves the way for just that."@en1

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