22 Amendments of Hella RANNER related to 2010/2206(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of enhancing the quality of education through the use of programmes such as Leonardo da Vinci mobility actions and preparatory pilot projects such as Erasmus for entrepreneurs;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out the merits of a ‘dual’ education system in the tourism sector, combining learning in a business with learning at a vocational school, thereby enhancing both theoretical and practical skills;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the basis for a EU tourism strategy lies firstly in a packet of specific measures solely concerning the tourism sector, and secondly in a precise assessment of how measures in other sectors impact tourism;.
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for close cooperation between EU, national, regional and local authorities on the one hand and between the institutions as a whole and stakeholders in the sector on the other; recalls that in regard to tourism many European regions have direct powers and play, therefore, a central role in implementing projects and specific actions; hopes to see the regions playing a direct, sustainable and effective part in future Community proposals on tourism, and interregional coordination in promoting the latter;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. At the same time, calls for efficient follow-up and, management and interlinking of existing EU programmes, enabling them to reach their full potential by providing sufficient resources;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that tourism should be regarded as part and parcel of the EU's industrialeconomic policy and asserts once more that reinvigorating tourism provides an important stimulus for employment in the various Member States;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that www.visiteurope.com is a platform to be further developed so as to enhance the visibility of Europe and its heritage by providing information designed to meet tourists' needs in the largest possible number of EU official languages; emphasises that it should be the core platform linking together other programmes and applications.
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Welcomes the proposal for an information exchange mechanism to improve the coordination of school holidays;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of collaborating with non-EU countries, including through partnerships,especially the neighbouring partner countries and in particular with the BRIC countries which represent a market of several million potential new tourists;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Asks the Commission to promotesupport a specific initiative to harmonise gradually the accommodation classification systems through the identification of common minimum criteria, bearing in mind the positive results of earlier experiments by industry associations and working in close collaboration with standardisation bodies;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that the Commission, in collaboration with the tourism industry, should prepare a map of existing professional skills (Tourism Skill Competence Framework) as a starting point from which practical steps to match market supply and demand can be developed;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the Commission's readiness to diversify the types of tourism available; stresses, in particular, the importance of the collaboration already underway with the Council of Europe to promote cultural, historical, religious and environmental tourism by means of themed routes which not only exploit our continent's historical and cultural roots, but also contribute to the development of an alternative style of tourism, one that is sustainable and accessible to all; considers that the use of sustainable means of transport, including cycling, should be encouraged in connection with several routes;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the Commission's readiness to diversify the types of crossborder tourism available; stresses, in particular, the importance of the collaboration already underway with the Council to promote cultural, historical, religious and environmental tourism by means of themed routes which not only exploit our continent's historical and cultural roots, but also contribute to the development of an alternative style of tourism, one that is sustainable and accessible to all; considers that the use of sustainable means of transport, including cycling, should be encouraged in connection with several routes;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that the Commission and the Council of Europe should continue to support the development of routes that highlight the European identity through circuits linking symbolic sites in Europe, such as cathedrals, castles, universities and, industrial settlements as well as natural heritage;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Considers that rural tourism and agri, agritourism and youth tourism should be properly supported, being sectors that improve the quality of life, bring economic diversity to rural areas and establish a direct link with the promotion of traditional, ecological and natural food products; observes, in this respect, the importance of ensuring fulleasier access to the Internet and IT infrastructure in these areas;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Highlights the way in which nature tourismtouristic activities in the nature contributes to the sector's sustainable development; considers concentrating on national parks and protected areas in order to make them more accessible for tourists, including through the development of transnational circuits that respect the environmental heritage, to be important;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Encourages the Commission to foster a progressive reduction in the seasonal nature of tourism by continuing to build on the results, so far positive, of the preparatory action ‘Calypso’; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to press ahead with an exchange programme allowing specific categories of peopleeverybody on an equal basis, starting with the most disadvantaged, to take holidays, particularly during the low season and even travelling across national borders;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Considers that a technical tourism task force specifically for tourism should be set up in Parliament in order to follow closely the implementation of actions proposed by the Commission and of Parliament proposals;