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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, let me start by thanking the rapporteur for his commitment and his skills of political succinctness.
The Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) will wholeheartedly support the compromise reached with the Council. This regulation replaces the text in force since 1995, which no longer reflects today’s reality on some key issues, such as new needs and new user habits, the need for more timely data and improved comparability, and completeness of the statistical framework.
The final text incorporates all the policy priorities supported by the PPE during the negotiations; in particular, a better definition of the parts of the regulation amendable by delegated acts, introduction of the definition of ‘same-day visits’, which is essential for including in the collection of statistics all those who travel within a single day, thereby also including the phenomenon of conference tourism, a better definition of the statistics to be collected, including expenditure by tourists in transit for food and drink in bars and restaurants, which represents a substantial part of our tourism industry, accepted – even if only on a voluntary basis – by the Council, and data on accessibility for people with reduced mobility. The rapporteur has already duly noted that this is a key point for the Parliamentary delegation.
In conclusion, this regulation is an important element within the new European tourism strategy that all the European institutions are examining. This will permit an updated legal framework that is in step with market developments and offers a clearer and more coherent approach to collecting data on tourism, and it will also ensure more effective monitoring of the sector for a better understanding of consumer needs.
I again express my thanks to Mr Simpson, the Commission for the initiative, and the Council for its excellent mediation."@en1
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