5 Amendments of Maurice PONGA related to 2010/2206(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the Treaty of Lisbon grants new powers to the European Union with regard to tourism, particularly with a view to enhancing that sector’s competitiveness and capacity for dynamic and sustainable growthunder Article 195 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the European Union now has powers in the field of tourism, complementing the action taken by the Member States, in order to promote the competitiveness of EU enterprises in this sector;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that tourism has a tangible impact on the economic, social and territorial cohesion of all the Member States; stresses also that tourism represents the main resource of some EU regions, particularly the outermost regions or regions that are lagging behind economically, and that it has a direct impact on growth in other sectors;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that social, economic and environmental sustainability are a prerequisite for developing and maintaining all tourism activity; urges the Commission to develop a ‘European label’, along the lines of the European Heritage Label, in order to create a profile for products and services of excellence and at the same time enhance Europe’s image worldwide;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commissionsiders that the visibility and attractiveness of EU regions are enhanced by the activities of the cultural and creative industries; calls on, the Member States and the local and regional authorities to encourage and support the development of networks and the creation of partnerships for the exchange of good practicemake appropriate use of the sectoral or structural financial instruments and the financial engineering systems available at European level in order to encourage culture and creativity and to support the industries working in this sector; hopes that concrete initiatives will be undertaken in support of innovation and the development of new information technologies, and that access will be facilitated for stakeholders in the tourist industry, and particularly small– and medium–sized enterprises, to the relevant financial instruments; calls on the Commission, the Member States and the local and regional authorities to encourage and support the development of networks and the creation of partnerships for the exchange of good practice;