Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-04-04-Speech-1-092-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-04-04"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20110404.16.1-092-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Silvia-Adriana Țicău2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partidul Social Democrat (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with India (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ITRE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 vice-chair; TRAN (2009-07-20--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I would like to congratulate my colleague, Brian Simpson, for this report on the EU regulation establishing a common framework for developing, producing and distributing European statistics on tourism. It is the task of Member States to collect, compile, process and transmit harmonised European statistics on tourism supply and demand. The majority of businesses in the tourism sector are small and medium-sized enterprises. Their strategic importance is not just restricted to their economic value but, above all, the considerable potential they offer in terms of job creation must also be recognised. According to the Eurostat data for 2007, one European family in three could not afford to take a one-week holiday every year. The economic crisis has increased the number of European citizens vulnerable to the risk of poverty. As a result, there has been an even bigger fall in the number of those who can afford to have a weekly holiday every year. I therefore think that the tourism statistics are necessary and also relevant in terms of assessing the social aspect of this sector. Social tourism boosts the number of European tourists and helps counter the seasonal nature of tourism, reinforce the idea of European citizenship, as well as foster regional development. Social tourism statistics would enable the Commission and Member States to identify the specific needs of different social groups and devise suitable programmes. When compiling European statistics under this regulation, national statistical authorities should also provide data on the funds used for tourism by each Member State, in particular, where EU funds are used. Last but not least, I think that European tourism statistics should also include data about the staff employed, their seasonal nature, professional training and qualifications, as well as information about their current working conditions. We cannot have a high quality tourism sector without well-trained staff."@en1
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