8 Amendments of Carlo FIDANZA related to 2012/2297(INI)
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines that the erosion of the European coastline, the safeguarding of Europe's environmental and animal heritage and the improvement of water quality remain important issues to be tackled; stresses, therefore, the need to properly invest in these areas in order to develop sustainable and good-quality beach and underwater tourism;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need to simplify visa procedures, to reduce the cost involved and to issue multiple entry visas to visitors from third countries, in particular from BRIC countries; calls on the Commission to investigate and immediately implement new, ‘'smart’' ways of issuing tourist visas in order to maximise the incoming tourist flows;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to take account of the contribution and role of gastronomy and local culture in the development of European coastal tourism; considers it necessary to use and coordinate existing policies and tools and to draw up new programmes and actions to encourage synergies between the primary and tertiary sectors in coastal areas of the EU;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Urges the Commission to create ainclude in the ‘Virtual Tourism Observatory’ that links up witha section dedicated to maritime and coastal tourism, ensuring links between research institutes, enterprises and public authorities with the aim of driving forward market research, providing enterprises and public authorities with forward-looking information on the development of supply and demand and creating more favourable business conditions;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Reasserts the importance of beach tourism as a feature of some European coastal regions; calls on the Commission to assess whether Directive 2006/123/EC is having an adverse impact on SMEs in this sector and, if it deems necessary, to propose measures to mitigate that impact and to ensure that the specific characteristics of this professional category are taken into account when implementing the Directive; calls, moreover, on the Member States to consider, in cooperation with the competent authorities, introducing compensatory measures to alleviate the damage inflicted on tourist operators by the introduction of new legislation resulting in the loss of acquired rights and losses linked to unamortised investments in refurbishing facilities or ensuring they conformed with the legislation previously in force; takes the view that these measures are required in order to safeguard investments made by operators and to improve the quality of customer service;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Calls on the Commission, in connection with the implementation of Directive 2006/123/EC, to note that, in the Member States that have developed models of beaches with facilities, the coastal area is still mostly not subject to business authorisations, and the scarcity of natural resources requirement under Article 12 of the Directive does not, therefore, apply;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29c. Calls on the Commission, in relation to the implementation of Directive 2006/123/EC, to take into account that, in the Member States that have developed models of beaches with facilities, the holders of business authorisations often perform important public functions of general interest (such as protecting beaches and the coastal environment, rescuing swimmers, etc.), such as to enable those authorisations to be excluded from the scope of the Directive;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)
Paragraph 29 d (new)
29d. Calls on the Commission to exclude the activities of beaches with tourism and recreation-oriented facilities, where these are subject to an authorisation scheme, from the scope of Directive 2006/123/EC on the grounds of the non-scarcity of natural resources and the public functions of general interest they perform;