The own-initiative report by Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar (EPP, Portugal), on the implementation of a European strategy for sustainable tourism, was approved (47 votes in favour, 2 against), on Thursday 25 February, by the MEPs of the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism.
While the tourism sector - 10% of the EU’s GDP - suffers considerably from the health restrictions imposed in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, the adopted text calls, in particular, for a common...