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CLIA Europe subjects to European politics five priority for the crocieristica industry to insert in the policies of the EU
Crocieristico tourism contributes with beyond 39 billion euros to the European economies
July 23, 2014
Introducing today a Manifesto of the industry of the cruises, the intention of CLIA Europe is to evidence to the new European Parliament the importance of the crocieristico field and to propose five priority for the section to insert in the policies of the EU for next the five years. With the today's departure of the property left at death one of Costa Concordia from Isola del Giglio, where the ship is shipwrecked at the beginning of 2012, directed towards Genoa, the initiative of the European crocieristica association seems to have also the attempt to restate safety and the steadfastness of crocieristico tourism, section - as it had evidenced the same CLIA quickly after the shipwreck - in which incidents of this type is extremely rare.
Finds as, in a world in fast evolution as that today's one, the field of the continuous cruises to make a positive difference generating economic opportunities in the field of the travels and tourism let alone in other fields and as in Europe the cruises represent a constant and increasing source of places of work and yield. Crocieristico tourism in Europe - specific CLIA Europe - contributes with beyond 39 billion euros to the European economies.
The association asks the new europarlamentari a support in order to guarantee the prosecuzione of this increase, supported and sustainable, of the industry of the cruises, than - according to CLIA Europe - it can be favorite pursuing exactly five political priorities.
The first has the objective to facilitate the tourist activity and the travels through the launch of the new Code of the visas, normative modification that - the association emphasizes - will help Europe to remain the first tourist destination of the world.
The second priority is that to reform the directive on the travels being increased the rights of the passengers and the protection of the consumers, supplying certainties is to these last ones that to the enterprises.
Third it is centralized on the atmosphere, with the scope to guarantee that the future environmental norms are simple to apply, are cost-effective and adequate and that they recognize the international nature of the shipping and the Maritime role of the International Organisation.
The fourth priority is relative to the fiscality and has the objective to guarantee that the normative picture does not act as a barrier regarding the growth potential future of the industry of the cruises.
The fifth priority is that of the occupation and the social transactions, field in which - according to CLIA Europe - it is necessary to assure that the future measures hold account of the specific nature of the places of work in sea, of the international character of the marine transport and the importance of the new convention on the marine job of the International Labour Organization.
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