7 Amendments of Ilda FIGUEIREDO related to 2010/2206(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the Member States to promote regional planning which will help to prevent the emergence of speculative tourism undertakings which have a highly detrimental effect on the conservation of nature and of the cultural and historical heritage and which neither form part of nor involve local communities;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that better coordination of R&D in the field of tourism will result in benefits for the sustainability of the tourism sector; stresses that tourism should be seen as a factor of economic, social and environmental development that can contribute to territorial cohesion;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Takes the view that the tourism sector should contribute to the development of the related regional industry, generating economic development and employment at regional level, and stresses the need for a horizontal approach to the sector in terms of Community policies and funds, for example via the creation of a specific Community programme, complementing the Member States' actions, to promote the sector and encourage synergies between the various social and economic players involved;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is aware that the main challenges to sustainable tourism include reducing the seasonal nature of demand, increasing the prosperity of local communities and improving their quality of life, minimising the impact caused by the use of resources and the production of waste, conserving and promoting the natural and cultural heritage;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the role of enterprises, including SMEs, should be widely recognised when developing tourism policy in Europe; believes that the legislative framework should therefore be more business-friendly, take into account specific needs of enterprises in tourism industry such as flexible working time arrangements;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for occupations linked to the tourism sector to be covered by laws which safeguard workers' rights and which promote worthwhile jobs and the acquisition of skills by workers in the sector - to be achieved by (inter alia) suitable vocational training, better working conditions, the promotion of stable employment contracts and fair, decent wage levels;