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Find here the main highlights published in the press on tourism and the Portuguese Presidency of the EU.

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COUNCIL ADOPTS CONCLUSIONS ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN TOURISM
The Council today adopted a set of conclusions setting out its vision for an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable and resilient tourism sector in Europe.
Council of the EU, 27/05/2021​

HIGH-LEVEL FORUM FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM​
The president of the European Travel Commission, Luís Araújo, argued on Friday that the concern for tourists, residents and workers should be at the centre of the work for the future of tourism, which wants to be sustainable.​​
Lusa, 14/05/2021​​
HIGH-LEVEL FORUM FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM​
​​​The European commissioner for cohesion and reforms, Elisa Ferreira, said on Friday that the pandemic "accentuated pre-existing weaknesses" in the tourism sector and called for the development of a "sustainable tourism model fit for the digital world".​
Lusa, 14/05/2021​​
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HIGH-LEVEL FORUM FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM​
The European Union already has the "right conditions" in place for a "safe reopening" of tourism in the summer, its commissioner for the internal market, Thierry Breton, said on Friday, while warning that the recovery of the sector "will still take time" after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lusa, 14/05/2021​

HIGH-LEVEL FORUM FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM​
Portugal's minister of the economy, Pedro Siza Vieira, on Friday highlighted the need for a common approach and actions for tourism in European Union (EU) countries, which should focus on the immediate recovery of demand in the sector.
Lusa, 14/05/2021​

HIGH-LEVEL FORUM FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM​
Portugal's secretary of state for tourism hopes that Friday's high-level forum will resolve "two major concerns": the commitment of member states to sustainable tourism and funding lines for this transformation.
Lusa, 13/05/2021​

DIGITAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE
The Portuguese presidency of the EU will "do everything possible" to ensure that the legislative process for the implementation of a Covid-19 digital health certificate is completed by June, the secretary of state for European affairs said in Brussels on Tuesday.​
Lusa, 23/03/2021

DIGITAL AND INNOVATION IN SECTOR RECOVERY
The Directors of Tourism of the European Union (EU) on Monday discussed how digital and innovation can help the sector recover, in a meeting, by videoconference, sponsored by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Lusa, 08/03/2021

MOVEMENT IN THE EU
Portugal’s minister of economy and digital transition told on an informal meeting of European Union ministers with responsibility for tourism that, as holder of the EU Council presidency, the country would propose measures to “resume as soon as possible movement” between EU member states.​
EUROACTIV, 02/03/2021

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
European tourism ministers on Monday discussed the need to adjust and extend financial instruments for the sector, taking into account short and medium-term needs, said Rita Marques, Portugal's Secretary of State for Tourism.​
Lusa, 01/03/2021

MOVEMENT IN THE EU
Portugal's minister of economy and digital transition told on an informal meeting of European Union ministers with responsibility for tourism that, as holder of the EU Council presidency, the country would propose measures to "resume as soon as possible movement" between EU member states.
Lusa, 01/03/2021​​
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VACCINATION PASSPORTS​​
As a growing number of Covid-19 vaccines are being approved and vaccination campaigns are taking off, discussions are turning towards the possible introduction of a “vaccination passport” allowing vaccinated people to travel freely.
The Brussels Times, 11/02/2021​​
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EU RECOVERY FUND
The EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund should be used to help tourism “emerge more resilient from the crises ahead,” the EU’s internal market commissioner Thierry Breton said on Thursday (21 January).​
EUROACTIV, 22/01/2021



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