Knowledge Networking Portal for Sustainable & Responsible Tourism
Release date | 30/08/2010 |
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Contributor | Gordon Sillence |
Author | European Commission |
Publisher | European Commission |
Publication year | 2010 |
Issue date | 29/06/2010 |
Keywords | Sustainable Tourism, command and control instruments |
Page(s) | 14 |
Document type | EC Communication |
Internet access (URL) | http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/tourism/files/communications/communication2010_en.pdf |
Download | communication2010_en.pdf (PDF, 99 Kb) |
The Treaty of Lisbon creates a new legal basis entirely devoted to tourism, with a specific article on tourism http://europa.eu/lisbon_treaty/glance/better_life/index_en.htm specifying that the EU shall complement the action of the Member States in the tourism sector, in particular by promoting the competitiveness of Union undertakings, aiming to reinforce the EU as the foremost tourist destination of the world.
´As laid down by Article 195 of the TFEU, the European Union can therefore:
This new legal framework is a real opportunity to carry out actions with a high European added value which take into consideration the concern to reduce administrative burdens. These actions are intended to benefit all countries in the European Union, as each of them, to differing degrees, has an interest in developing its tourist potential.`
This communication states four priority actions:
(1) Stimulate competitiveness in the European tourism sector;
(2) Promote the development of sustainable, responsible and high-quality tourism;
(3) Consolidate the image and profile of Europe as a collection of sustainable and high quality destinations;
(4) Maximise the potential of EU financial policies and instruments for developing tourism.
These four priorities provide the skeleton for a new action framework for tourism which the Commission intends to implement in close cooperation with the Member States and the principal operators in the tourism industry.