8 Amendments of Marie-Christine VERGIAT related to 2010/2206(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of fair and sustainable tourism schemes as a means of using leisure activities to foster fair trade, solidarity and eco-development;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points to the important role played by public bodies, particularly territorial authorities and associations, in providing the broadest possible access to leisure activities, including for disadvantaged population groups and young people (holiday camps and leisure centres, sporting and cultural activities, etc.), taking care to ensure a broad social mix at all times;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Believes access to tourism to be intrinsically linked to purchasing power and the right to paid holidays; voices its concern, in this connection, at the fact that access to tourism is declining in a growing number of countries;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Voices its concern at the growing standardisation of culture and language; stresses, therefore, the importance of cultural, linguistic and heritage diversity;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers such initiatives as the ‘European Capital of Culture’, and the ‘European Heritage Label’ and the ‘Iron Curtain Trail’ to be necessary in promoting European heritage, contemporary creativity and sustainability in cultural tourism; welcomes programmes such as EDEN and NECSTouR due to their potential for boosting economic development;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Draws attention to the major adverse impact that mass tourism can have on social cohesion; notes that it can result in the destruction of heritage and natural resources and even turn local cultures and crafts into a mere tourist attraction or totally commercialise them, and that due consideration should also be given to the devastating effects of sexual tourism; points out, accordingly, that it can pose a threat to the natural, cultural and social environment in certain destinations if it is not regulated or properly supervised;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers that, in many countries, opening up the heritage to tourism results in its privatisation;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Condemns trafficking in historical artefacts and artworks and the fact that some States are doing very little or nothing at all to combat such trafficking;