Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-09-07-Speech-3-198"

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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	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050907.19.3-198"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-09-07-Speech-3-1992
lpv:speaker	lp:Alexander Stubb2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I would like to make three points. First of all, I think this is a very important area. I come from Finland, so I do not want to make this into a commercial for a mobile phone company, but it is the best way of connecting people. Karl Deutsch talked about it in the 1930s. It is a way of crossing borders: if you go to the Algarve, you fall in love with Portugal; if you go to the Marche, you fall in love with Italy; if you go to the Costa del Sol, you might fall in love with Spain, and if you go to Provence, you fall in love with France. It is as simple as that. On top of that, we get growth, GDP; 4% of GDP stems from our tourist industry, with six million people employed and two million SMEs in the sector, so it is a very important and, in many ways, a key area. Secondly, it is also an area of growth. There is real growth potential in the services sector. In that sense, it is an important part of the Lisbon process. We have an ageing population, a population with more money and more time, a population with more time to travel. All of that is good. Thirdly, I support the report that has been produced by my colleague. It is an excellent report. One thing I find unfortunate, but the rapporteur could not do anything about it, is that we did not get tourism into the treaty, because the Constitution has not yet entered into force, but I think the system of classification in the report is good. Finally, I hope that Mr Berlusconi and Mr Chirac read this report and become inspired to travel around Europe and taste different kinds of food."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2008-04-03)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; AFET (2005-01-13--2007-01-14)3 member; AFCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Kansallinen Kokoomus (2004-07-20--2008-04-03)3 substitute; IMCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; CONT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Alexander Stubb (PPE-DE )."1

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