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"Tourism is a crucially important sector, the EU’s third largest socio-economic activity, accounting for 12% of total employment, and a vital tool in boosting, spreading and promoting Europe’s global image.
In addition to furthering the integration and development of less developed regions, it manages to combine growth with ethical and sustainable development in the EU’s Member States. Despite the fact that tourism has always been included in Community policies, under the recent Lisbon Treaty, the EU is competent to coordinate actions by the Member States in the tourism sector.
I believe that investments in innovation and ICT are vital factors in effectively increasing the competitiveness of our tourism firms, especially in a context like our present one, in which it is necessary to respond to the needs of a customer base that is more and more oriented towards the use of the Internet and new technologies.
Finally, for a new and ambitious tourism policy to be realised, there has to be adequate funding and training of human resources. To this end, in my view, European programmes are essential if young people are to develop new professional skills – skills and qualifications that the different Member States must recognise."@en1
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