Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-09-27-Speech-2-405-250"
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"The positive figures in the tourism sector show that, despite the difficult economic situation, tourism is assuming a major significance in the EU. Considering that tourism contributes to human enrichment, to exchange, to welfare and wellbeing, to culture and to social cohesion, I take the view that, above all, a quality-based approach must take centre stage. The success of Europe as a tourist destination is based, to a large extent, on the incredible diversity that our continent has to offer. I therefore fail to see why we need a uniform EU brand. What we do need is to boost the competitiveness of the EU’s tourism sector through measures to increase awareness of quality rather than pushing for more mass tourism. The present report states that tourism must not take place at the expense of the environment. I call on the Commission to encourage better planning processes, especially in coastal areas, and to support environmentally friendly transport systems. To my mind, the measures proposed by the Commission will not, in some cases (such as the EU brand) help bring about their desired objective, while in other cases, they do not go far enough. I therefore voted against this report. In addition, I expect the Commission’s planned measures within the tourism strategy to aim to curtail illicit working and rural depopulation and to create jobs that are less susceptible to seasonal ups and downs."@en1
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