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TOURISM: COMMISSION GREEN PAPER ADVOCATES A POLICY FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION
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Transport Europe
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April 20, 1995
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 1995 Europe Information Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Summary: A European Commission Green Paper, released on April 4 in Strasbourg, has succeeded in relaunching the debate about the EU's role in the tourist industry. Tourist activities account for 5.5% of the European Union's GDP (twice that figure in some Member States) and provides work for roughly nine million people. Back in July 1992, the Eu Council of Ministers decided to develop a three year action plan in favour of tourism and endow it with a budget of ECU 17 million to be shared among a lengthy list of project ranging from the staggering of holiday periods to the promotion of tourism in the EU, via training and cultural tourism.
It was last January that the European ...
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