15 Amendments of Rosa D'AMATO related to 2014/2149(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that cultural heritage projects are often examples of innovative and sustainable economic activities which create jobs and develop the business and research capabilities of small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs), increase tourism and above all help to protect and conserve regional, national and European cultural identity;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises, however, the need to promote and support small-scale cultural initiatives also, which can help conserve cultural heritage and promote local development and economic growth in general;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the potential for boosting cultural tourism in rural and island regions which offer intact nature and landscapes, traditional culture (folk arts, handcrafts, local festivals, gastronomic traditions), local products and authenticity; stresses, in this regard, the importance of sustainable intermodal connectivity as a means of enhancing the appeal of smaller and remote tourist destinations;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. With a view to ensuring sustainable and homogeneous intermodal connectivity, calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to revise the TEN-T networks, particularly in those corridors where there are no projects located in large areas, to the detriment of neighbouring tourist destinations;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission proposal to introduce VALOR as the platform for the dissemination of project results, but calls on the Commission also to include in the platform examples of good practice taken from the cultural heritage projects carried out under the ERDF during the 2000-2006 and 2007-2013 programming periods; recommends carrying out a technical analysis of the specific methods of uploading data on the portal.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the creation of transnational cultural tourism products which reflect common European shared values and heritage, while preserving the authenticity and diversity of local cultures; calls on the Commission to continue co-financing and promoting, in close cooperation with the Council of Europe, the European Cultural Routes, which are the best examples of transnational pan-European thematic tourism projects;particularly in those localities which flagrantly fail to do justice to their historical origins and have not been developed appropriately;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the development of sustainable tourist amenities in those localities which, despite possessing strong cultural and touristic potential, have suffered damage to their image because of major concentration and development of other sectors such as industry, as a way of therefore also promoting decentralisation of tourist amenities away from the best known destinations;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises, furthermore, the importance of developing interregional and cross- border tourist products, which are based on coordinated action, build on synergies, save resources, and strengthen the common historical cultural identity and the competitiveness of the entire region;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the creation of initiatives that valorise Europe’s common heritage, increase visibility of cultural sites and have a particular sustainable impact at local and regional level, such as the European cycle routes or pilgrimage routes, the European Capitals of Culture, the Europa Nostra network, the ‘Natura 2000’ network, the European Heritage Label, the European Heritage Days and the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage;in terms of tourist movements and direct and indirect economic impact;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the significant potential for the development of entrepreneurial activity in the tourism sector, in particular of tourism SMEs, which contribute to the preservation, protection and promotion of Europe’s cultural heritage; stresses that quality of service and high-level professional skills are key factors for the success and competitiveness of the European tourism sector and to this end calls on the Commission and Member States to support the establishment of professional profiles, appropriately evaluated at EU level, and exchanges of best practices;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to ensure that information about and access to EU funds related to cultural tourism is facilitated for stakeholders and SMESMEs and all stakeholders in the sector in order to preserve the European cultural heritage and promote tourist activities by means of targeted programmes, policies and campaigns;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to ensure greater transparency in the use of funds for tourism and to perform periodic checks on state and local administrations;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop the creation of integrated funding programmes in tourism, modelled on the Life programme, which make it possible to promote synergies and more rational use of resources;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports the Commission in its initiatives for the digitalisation of Europe’s rich cultural heritage as an importnd encourages the application of new information antd contribution to the promotion of its unique cultural wealth worldwidmmunication technologies in support of culture and tourism throughout the value chain of the publicly and privately owned artistic heritage.