A swift decrease in energy prices is urgently needed!

The hospitality sector depends heavily on energy. Light and gas in the accommodation establishments, restaurants and cafés is a must, while air conditioning for heating and cooling is often necessary depending on the season.

The sector is still recovering from the COVID crisis, as loans and tax referrals need to be paid. At the same time, companies study their business models to consider if they can remain open, given the usual low-profit margins (90% of the companies are micro-enterprises).

For these reasons, we welcome the efforts done by the EU institutions in introducing measures that will help curb energy prices. Concretely, we welcome the European Council’s decision asking the European Commission to propose more measures:

  • a temporary EU framework to cap the price of gas in electricity generation,
  • a new complementary price benchmark by early 2023 that more accurately reflects conditions on the gas market,
  • temporary dynamic price corridor on natural gas transactions to immediately limit episodes of excessive gas prices,
  • improvements to the functioning of energy markets to increase market transparency,
  • a mobilisation of relevant tools at national and EU levels to enhance the resilience of our economies and preserve Europe’s global competitiveness.

We welcome the acknowledgement by the EU institutions that investments in energy efficiency need to be stepped up, as well as in infrastructures and innovative renewable technologies. The sector needs incentives, subsidies, and tax relief to become more sustainably friendly and be able to avoid market dysfunctional prices.

 

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08 Sep
08/09/2023    
09:00 - 13:00
List of Participants Ms. Olga Kefalogianni, Greek Tourism Minister, will join us during the morning for an exchange (timing will be confirmed later) Draft Agenda [...]
Together for EU Tourism (T4T) stakeholder meeting
11/09/2023    
09:00 - 13:00
On 11 September 2023, the European Commission (DG GROW) will organise the first stakeholder event to support the co-implementation of the Transition Pathway for Tourism. This will be a hybrid event, taking place in Brussels and online.
Social Affairs Working Group meeting
12/09/2023    
10:00 - 12:00
On 12 September 2023, HOTREC will organise another meeting of its Social Affairs Working Group.
Members session on HOTREC European elections manifesto
14/09/2023    
10:00 - 12:00
On 14 September 2023, HOTREC will organise a members-only session to discuss the upcoming European Elections (June 2024). 
HOTREC Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee meeting
18/09/2023    
09:30 - 13:00
On the morning of 18 September 2023, HOTREC will organise another meeting of the Sectoral Social Dialogue (SSD) Committee. 
HOTREC Short-Term Rentals (STRs) Working Group meeting
21/09/2023    
10:00 - 11:30
On 21 September 2023, HOTREC will organise another meeting of its Short-Term Rentals Working Group.
Social Dialogue reform - meeting with European Commission
27/09/2023    
09:30 - 12:00
On 27 September 2023, HOTREC, together with other social partners representatives, will meet wit the European Commission to discuss the future organisation of the Social [...]
Working Group on Restaurants, Bars, Cafés & Late-nights: 28 September 2023
28/09/2023    
10:00 - 11:30
New information now available: link to register & draft agenda of the meeting.
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