3 Amendments of Martin HLAVÁČEK related to 2020/2038(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that the COVID-19 crisis has strongly hit tourism activities in rural areas, and this has had a significant negative impact on revenues coming from agri-tourism. Therefore calls the European Commission and Member States to strengthen agri-tourism initiatives as part of the recovery plan and to ring-fence a specific allocation.
Amendment 25 #
2b. Stresses the benefits of rural tourism and calls on the Commission and the Member States to further promote and support initiatives, which would generate additional income sources for rural areas, job opportunities and prevent depopulation.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that rural tourism provides between 10 and 20% of rural income and employment, twice tourism’s income and employment levels averaged across Europe, and offers two-fold benefits: income diversification for farmers and a wide opportunity to connect consumers with the origins of food, biodiversity and nature, which contributes to the transmission of a high quality image of EU agriculture.