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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I too thank the rapporteur very much for the excellent cooperation that has been established and the good work that has been done. Commissioner, my request is the same as the one that Mr Jarzembowski addressed to you just now. This own-initiative report has brought to the attention of Parliament and the European institutions the importance of a sector of the economy that is extremely significant, as you yourself have acknowledged, in terms of employment and production of the gross domestic product. It is also now in a position to grow in the wake of enlargement, and it can provide further jobs. Questions need to be answered, however, about implementation methods, the legislation to be used, funding, and the commitment of all the European institutions.
The report states, and I agree with it, that, in addition to what the private sector and the Member States must do, Community intervention must involve promoting integrated and hence sustainable socioeconomic and environmental policies. That is the key point, Commissioner, which the Socialist Group in the European Parliament would like to highlight.
Europe must also promote innovation through novel measures. In fact, tourism, which has until now been funded indirectly and in various ways by the European Union, has all too often remained merely a way of consuming land. Faced with worldwide competition from other holiday destinations at prices that are now competitive, it is no longer enough to use sporadic European funding to alleviate the adverse effects of inept policies and land consumption. It is not enough to protect the environment: we have to make a quantum leap and promote a different model of sustainable use that aims at quality.
Creating a suitable environment for businesses, which falls within Europe’s remit, as also defined in the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, is a goal that should be pursued by encouraging the tourist industry to evolve towards making integral use of the country, as a driving force for local development. Tourism also requires the strengthening of the internal market, the gradual establishment of equality of treatment among operators, a Community-wide classification of facilities, and harmonised roles and professional profiles. We should aim at creating a ‘destination Europe’ that provides added value, promotes the richness of our cultural diversity and helps us to develop a European brand.
The European portal may be the first – and necessary – measure. It is both right and important to finance pilot projects that can become models of good practice, but that requires the identification of a relevant budget line as well as a stronger, more explicit political will.
Mobility and passenger safety are a necessary condition if our goals of growth, cohesion and convergence are to be met through the tourist industry as well. That is why we Socialists have tabled a few amendments that make this need more explicit, and I hope this House will adopt them."@en1
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