7 Amendments of Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR related to 2014/2149(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carry out concerted actions with a view to establishing policies to attract rural tourism, bearing in mind that this is a driving force for development in inland and rural regions; urges the European institutions to create links between heritage and local communities with a view to capitalising on the involvement of local stakeholders in rural and remote regions; maintains that strong emphasis should be laid on the training of human resources and financial support for heritage conservation, given that boosting cultural tourism in rural areas also encourages a shift away from mass tourism;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the potential for boosting cultural tourism in rural and, island, and outermost regions which offer intact nature and landscapes, traditional culture (folk arts, handcrafts, local festivals, gastronomic traditions), local products and authenticity; stresses, in this regard, the importance of intermodal connectivity and accessibility by air and sea as a means of enhancing the appeal of smaller and remote tourist destinations; points to the importance of the European Heritage Days and maintains that they should in future reflect traditional culture and local products;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises, furthermore, the importance of developing interregional and cross- border tourist products, which are based on coordinated action, build on synergies, save resources, and strengthen the common cultural identity and the competitiveness of the entire region; points out that macro- regional strategies and the people involved in implementing them have a role to play in developing these new products;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to pursue initiatives seeking to make the most of Europe’s underwater cultural heritage and, in particular, to set up a European underwater cultural heritage trail enabling shipwrecks and sunken cities to be exhibited in, or turned into, museums;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates the important principle of sustainable and responsible tourism, and expresses its conviction that EU action should first of all encourage the prosperity of tourism in Europe, but that it must also respond to concerns relating to possible negative effects of structural changes caused by tourism and risks to cultural heritage posed by mass tourism; maintains that the EU needs to work with Member States and local stakeholders to draw up guidelines aimed at reducing the harmful effects of mass tourism, especially during the high season, on remote regions, including outermost and island regions;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission, the Council, and the Member States to build on the ‘Endangered Places’ initiative, launched by Europa Nostra in conjunction with the European Investment Bank, by identifying further examples of European heritage in danger, drawing up action plans, and seeking possible sources of funding; points out that developing this initiative is one way to attract private investment in heritage enhancement;
Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports the Commission in its initiatives for the digitalisation of Europe’s rich cultural heritage as an important contribution to the promotion of its unique cultural wealth worldwide; calls on the Commission to work with the Member States to pinpoint and digitise Europe’s UNESCO world heritage, both tangible and intangible, to enable it to be made available on the visiteurope.com website.