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". – In its Communication "Working together for the future of European Tourism", the Commission proposed an operational framework with the aim of strengthening European tourism.
These measures benefit all types of regions in Europe, also those with a peripheral location.
A considerable share of Structural Funds made available to the Member States supports tourism, both directly and indirectly. Less densely-populated, rural or peripheral regions can therefore make good use of the possibility offered in this context to create jobs and to generate economic growth.
For the mainstream programmes which represent over 90 % of the financial envelope available in the Structural Funds, the Commission has set clear guidelines which explicitly encourage the support of a balanced and sustainable development of tourism, in particular through three activities:
Firstly, the modernisation of tourism-related infrastructures and the improvement of their efficiency;
Secondly, upgrading skills and professional profiles in order to respond better to the expectations of tourists and the needs of the industry;
Thirdly, encouraging business-to-business partnerships, public-private cooperation and networking in order to improve the integration of the different services involved in the “tourism chain”.
In the context of the diversification of activities in rural areas, there are also funds allocated in the framework of Rural Development Programmes by the European Agriculture Guarantee and Guidance Funds.
These measures try to improve the attractiveness of the villages and rural areas, protecting nature and historical and cultural heritage. Tourism related measures are also financed with the Funds allocated to the Community Initiative LEADER+ improving the quality of life of the rural areas.
In conclusion, tourism development should be carefully planned so as to take into consideration the carrying capacity of the site with regard to environmental, social and economic impacts.
This Communication and the Parliament resolution on European tourism, and the Council Resolution on the future of European tourism, provide the basis for concrete measures to be undertaken.
But first of all, I would like to thank the European Parliament for its high involvement in promoting tourism as is shown by this question from the honourable Member. Recently, just in May, we had an opportunity to debate tourism, when the European Parliament adopted the report of Ms Torres Marques. The resolution supports our proposals and encourages us to implement and follow them up carefully.
Let me now turn to some of the concrete measures which will be taken.
The main objective is to incorporate tourism in Community policies and measures favouring an integrated approach.
We need to improve cooperation between tourism stakeholders, notably social partners, including an annual European Tourism Forum. We will organise this forum for the first time in December this year in Brussels. We want to promote stakeholder access to Community instruments, involving also local authorities and the private sector.
We are mobilising existing survey, analysis, competence and support centres for the development of knowledge and observation regarding tourism. This has been a major request by the European Parliament.
More specifically, we will look at Tourism Satellite Accounts to measure the economic impact of tourism, and on a European Agenda 21 for tourism to promote the sustainable development of tourism.
Finally, we need to strengthen the position and image of Europe as a diverse and attractive set of destinations. This was a major discussion point at the informal meeting of the tourism ministers, to which the honourable Member refers in his question."@en1
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