CLIA Europe appreciates the attention turned from the Italian presidency of the EU to tourism which fundamental factor of increase for Europe



Crocieristica association European CLIA Europe has expressed appreciation and sharing regarding the attention to tourism as fundamental factor of increase for the Europe manifested in the program of the Italian presidency of the Council of the European Union. The association has evidenced as the program previews that "the Presidency will maintain to the attention on the marine and marine Agenda for the increase and the occupation" and that, "regarding the occupation, will support actions that carry to the sustainable increase of coastal and marine tourism, the greatest marine activity of Europe, essential thing - the programmatico document finds - for the wealth and the well-being of the coastal and insulare regions and for the European economy".

"As president of CLIA Europe - Pierfrancesco Vago has declared - I would want at the beginning to congratulare with the Italian Prime Minister and its government of the Italian presidency of the Council of the European Union. We support its objective totally to promote the economic increase and to create places of work. The field of the cruises - it has emphasized Vague - is a key element for the European economy, than last year it has produced almost 40 billion euros and that it more supports than 339 thousand places of work in all Europe. We - he has added the president of the association - are ready to make our part".

In particular, CLIA Europe has manifested appreciation for the attention turned from the Italian government to the promotion of sustainable and cultural tourism to the aim "to increase to the visibility of the Europe brand, maintaining the leadership of our continent which first destination to the cultural and for tourism sustainable world".

Moreover CLIA Europe has observed as the proposal of seen the EU commission to modify the Code "will be - second the association - a fundamental instrument in order to strengthen the position of Europe". CLIA Europe has therefore full express support to the Italian program for the semester of presidency how much asserts that "the proposal of seen the Commission to modify the Code will be the main object of argument between Council and European Parliament during the Italian presidency. A optimization of the procedures, with a substantial simplification that does not put in danger safety - explains the document - it would have to be the final result, with the objective to encourage mobility towards the EU".

"CLIA Europe - the general secretary of the crocieristica association has said, Robert Ashdown - wishes to work with the Italian government for a fast adoption of the re-examination code of the visas, that it will attract to more tourists in Europe, carrying more commerce, more investments and more occupation. Politics of the visas more intelligent - it has specified Ashdown - will give impulse to the field of the cruises and it will help to contribute us more still to the economic resumption of Europe".

CLIA Europe has wished also an increase of the investments in harbour infrastructures and services to benefit not only of the operators and the users, but also of the local communities.