Tourism
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26 May 2021
Interview with Ms. Valentina Superti, Director of tourism and proximity at DG GROW
Valentina Superti is Director at the European Commission DG GROW (Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs), responsible for tourism, textiles, social economy and the digitalisation of industry. Her previous responsibilities include being Director for Single Market and Deputy Head of Cabinet of European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani, in charge of Industry, SMEs, Galileo and Copernicus.
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26 May 2021
European Digital Green Certificate: provisional agreement reached
On 20 May 2021, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement, on the European digital green certificate, which will be called the ‘EU digital Covid Certificate’.
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31 March 2021
EU strategy for sustainable tourism: European Parliament calls for reduced VAT and stimulus package for tourism SMEs
MEPs have called on the European Commission “to encourage Member States to temporarily set reduced VAT rates on travel and tourism services, accompanied by a special stimulus package for all micro enterprises and SMEs for the 2020-2024 period, in order to minimise the number of bankruptcies and preserve jobs and workers’ rights in the European tourism industry, while utilising investments to foster the transition towards a more digital and sustainable tourism ecosystem” in a Parliamentary Resolution adopted on 25 March.
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31 March 2021
European Commission proposes Digital Green Certificate
On 17 March 2021, the European Commission presented its proposal to create a Digital Green Certificate to facilitate the safe free movement of citizens within the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021/0068 (COD). The text needs to be approved both by the European Parliament and the Council.
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27 January 2021
New challenges for the European hospitality sector as post-Brexit agreement enters into force
The trade and cooperation agreement detailing the EU-UK future relationship provisionally entered into force on January 1st. How will this unprecedented treaty impact our sector?
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27 January 2021
Discussing the Digital Services and Markets Act and their impact on hospitality - Interview with MEP Alex Agius Saliba (Malta, S&D)
On 15th December 2020, the European Commission proposed the Digital Services and Markets Act. We asked MEP Alex Agius Saliba to share with HOTREC his views on the DSA and DMA in the tourism and hospitality industry.
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27 January 2021
Restrictions on non-essential travel might be put in place by Member States
On 19th January 2021 the European Commission issued a Communication with the aim to coordinate measures to beat COVID-19 and on 21 January the European Council issued its oral conclusions.
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27 January 2021
Main objectives reached by the December European Council: recovery plans and emission reduction goal agreed
On 11-12 December 2020, EU leaders reached a historic agreement on the recovery package and on the 55% emissions reduction goal.
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27 January 2021
EURACTIV debate: the future of hospitality after the coronavirus health crisis
Today our Director General, Ms. Marie Audren, participated as a speaker to the EURACTIV conference "The future of the food service sector in Europe: a road map beyond COVID-19".