Activities of Oldřich VLASÁK related to 2010/2206(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Europe, the world’s No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe PDF (376 KB) DOC (264 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe
Amendments (2)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Strongly emphasises, however, that the primary responsibility for destination management lies with the local and regional bodies and they are irreplaceable in this role; the common EU agenda in this area must therefore remain confined to laying down standards and arranging exchanges of good practice, on the one hand, and monitoring global trends on the tourism market, and also possibly promoting Europe as a tourist destination effectively abroad, on the other;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that the development of tourism calls for further infrastructure investment (for example, to improve transport links, to increase quality in response to demand for better service, to expand capacity and thereby boost employment, etc.) and calls on the Commission, therefore, to take better account, in its nature conservation proposals, of public interest in the socio- economic development of the most attractive tourist destinations, because by their very nature these destinations are located in areas of great natural and cultural value and are therefore often subject to special protection arrangements, whereas tourism is often a significant, and sometimes the only possible, form of economic activity there;