Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-09-07-Speech-3-188"

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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.20050907.19.3-188"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-09-07-Speech-3-1892
lpv:speaker	lp:Alfonso Andria2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2007-06-19)3 substitute; ENVI (2004-09-03--2007-01-14)3 member; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; La Margherita (2005-02-18--2008-02-06)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2008-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased with the thorough and thoughtful approach that Parliament has at last developed on the major topic of tourism. The structure of the Queiró report is excellent – I therefore congratulate the rapporteur – and I agree with the need to stand up to international competition by concentrating on efficient, quality services and better promotion of Europe’s tourist destinations. I personally believe it is essential to strengthen our commitment in the area of training tourism professionals, in order to offer genuine career prospects to operators in the sector, reduce the adverse effects of the instability of the seasonal workforce and guarantee services in tune with the new demands of consumers. In that respect, I have tabled some amendments, which the Committee on Transport and Tourism has accepted, in which I propose the creation of a tailor-made training network for tourism skills within Community programmes that are already in operation, such as Erasmus, for instance. In addition, I suggest we take further measures, seeking to gradually harmonise tax rates on tourism operators’ profit margins; I also believe that targeted training for operators who receive and take care of elderly tourists and tourists with disabilities is necessary and should be mandatory, so as to guarantee equal rights for those user groups, who are increasingly inclined to take holidays. Lastly, I consider it indispensable to standardise the assessment criteria to be used in classifying hotel facilities and in harmonising professional profiles in tourism. I believe that today Parliament is marking an important turning point, in that the approach and the attention devoted to the major topic that is tourism will no longer be episodic, but constant and commensurate."@en1

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