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Document 52010DC0352
Boosting international tourism in Europe
New agenda for action
In line with the ‘Europe 2020’ growth strategy, the agenda for EU-level action in favour of tourism, set out in the 2010 communication, focuses on 4 priorities:
Competitiveness in the European tourism sector by:
Development of sustainable, responsible and high-quality tourism by:
Consolidating the EU's image and visibility as a set of sustainable and high-quality destinations by:
Maximising the potential of EU policies and funding for developing tourism by:
Article 195 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union grants the EU the power to support, coordinate and complement EU countries’ actions in the tourism sector.
For more information, see also:
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Europe, the world’s No 1 tourist destination — a new political framework for tourism in Europe (COM(2010) 352 final, 30.6.2010)
last update 05.09.2016