Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-09-07-Speech-3-190"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-09-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Basic guidelines for sustainable European tourism2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050907.19.3-190"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-09-07-Speech-3-1912
lpv:speaker	lp:Armando Dionisi2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2004-09-15--2006-04-27)3 unknown; Unione dei Democratici cristiani e dei Democratici di Centro (2004-07-20--2006-04-27)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2004-09-16--2006-04-27)3 member; TRAN (2004-07-21--2006-04-27)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2006-04-27)3 substitute; AGRI (2004-07-22--2006-04-27)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I should like to express my appreciation to Mr Queiró for the excellent work he has done. Tourism is a fundamental activity for my country, Italy, and especially so for my city, Rome. That is why his report is of particular interest to me. Tourism is an essential resource for creating strong growth in employment at a time of serious economic downturn. Europe has a natural vocation to be a tourist destination, not only because we are the richest continent in history, art and culture, but also because of our approach to tourism, which favours quality and respect for the environment and countryside: travel as a form of cultural enrichment. For the sake of brevity, I should like to mention two reasons why I consider that tourism can no longer be thought of as a policy that falls exclusively within the competence of the Member States, and that a European policy needs to be developed instead. First, tourism needs to be promoted within Europe as a form of exchange and a way of getting to know each other; secondly, economic stagnation and international challenges force us to think of tourism in global terms. We have to attract the new demand from China, Brazil and India, by proposing an integrated product and promoting the whole of Europe as a destination. We cannot afford to waste this opportunity, in a sector in which we have the greatest potential for growth, development and employment. This report offers a number of ideas around which intelligent proposals can be drawn up: tourist destinations of excellence, cutting VAT rates for operators, and promoting agrotourism, a very Italian form of rural tourism to encourage farmers not to leave the countryside and to promote traditional produce. In the light of recent tragic accidents, I should like to finish by pointing out that Europe needs to guarantee the safety of its tourists. In that respect, Parliament must adopt the blacklist regulation as soon as possible, as well as all the measures needed to be able to act swiftly to manage crises, as in the case of the attacks in recent months. The aims set out in the report are ambitious and innovative. Therefore, Commissioner, we call for careful attention and adequate financial support for an industry that is of vital importance for the whole of Europe."@en1

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