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"Tourism is currently the EU’s third most important socio-economic activity, representing 10% of gross domestic product and 12% of employment as a whole; it is also the main resource for the outermost regions, such as my home region of Madeira. Adoption of this report in this House is the first political step towards the creation of a genuine European tourism policy, as enshrined in Article 195 of the Treaty of Lisbon. Commitment to diversified, sustainable, quality tourism that is accessible to all is this report’s main focus. As such, I would stress the importance of the need for the sector to be reclassified in order for the EU to remain the world’s number one tourist destination, and in order to ensure, at the same time, sustainable and more lasting tourism for future generations. However, challenges are arising that need to be resolved, in order to enable the sector to grow and to adapt to current conditions. Overcoming these challenges requires a clear plan of action, with a well-defined timetable and, above all, appropriate funding. I therefore think it will be important to take the tourism sector into account in the next multiannual financial framework, with emphasis on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, so as to foster growth in a sector that has the potential to minimise the effects of the economic crisis."@en1
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