HOTREC presents the hospitality industry’s key priorities for the 2019-2024 EU mandate
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
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HOTREC presents the hospitality industry’s key priorities for the 2019-2024 EU mandate and puts innovation at the core of sustainable tourism development
Brussels, 20 February 2019. HOTREC unveiled its White Paper for Hospitality in Europe at the European Parliament today communicating 5 key priorities for the period 2019-2024. Hosted by MEP Isabella De Monte, the event counted with the participation of MEPs Istvan Ujhelyi, Claudia Tapardel, Claudia Monteiro de Aguiar and Sean Kelly, as well as Mr Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director General of DG Grow and Mr Carlo Corazza, Spokesperson of EP President Antonio Tajani, and Council Officials. HOTREC called upon a continued partnership with the European Institutions and shared its vision of a European agenda for an innovative and sustainable tourism sector. HOTREC’s White Paper sets out the following 5 key priorities for the next EU legislative mandate:- Further levelling the playing field in the accommodation and food service market in light of the fast professionalisation of providers using ‘collaborative’ economy platforms.
- Revise the EU regulatory framework regulating online platforms’ liability to reflect their increased role on the markets, namely the E-commerce directive.
- A Better Regulation agenda which ensures that the EU focuses primarily on large cross-border issues and better takes into account sectoral specific concerns.
- Foster voluntary initiatives on nutrition for local food services instead of horizontal EU legislation.
- Make the fight against skills shortage a truly EU case supported by concrete policy actions.