Tourism
The Treaty of Lisbon broadens the EU's sphere of competence in the field of tourism. According to Article 2e of the Treaty, the Union shall have competence to carry out actions to support, coordinate or supplement the actions of the Member States. The Union supplements the actions of the Member States in the tourism sector, in particular by:
- encouraging an environment conducive for development of businesses in the tourism sector
- supporting cooperation between the Member States, especially through sharing good practices.
Priorities
In performing Poland's EU membership obligations, and in implementing EU policies outlined in the Agenda for a sustainable and competitive European Tourism, as in the 2015 tourism development policy adopted by the Government of the Republic of Poland, and in the Poland 2030 report, the Ministry of Sport and Tourism defined the following priority areas for the Polish Presidency in 2011:
- Competitiveness of the tourism industry
Details of the above priorities are being worked out by the Ministry of Sport and Tourism.
Corps
Maria Napiórkowska
Position: Technical Coordinator
Phone: +48 22 244 31 72, Fax.: +48 22 244 73 01
Email: turystyka@msport.gov.pl
Hanna Zawistowska
Position: Technical Coordinator
Phone: +48 22 244 31 81, Fax.: +48 22 244 73 01
Email: hanna.zawistowska@msport.gov.pl
Rafał Wilczkowski
Position in the corps: Organization Coordinator
Phone: +48 22 244 31 95, Fax.: +48 22 244 31 71
Email: rafal.wilczkowski@msport.gov.pl
Meetings Calendar
The following meetings concerning tourism are to be organized by the Ministry of Sport and Tourism, in cooperation with the European Commission, during Poland's 2011 EU Council Presidency:
- Informal Meeting of EU Ministers of Tourism (05-07.10.2011),
- European Tourism Forum (05-07.10.2011).
Both meetings will be held in Cracow and will be organized with support from Cracow City Authorities.
European Tourism Forums typically gather leading representatives of the broadly defined tourism industry, civil society institutions, EU, national and regional tourism authorities, as well as international organizations to discuss challenges facing this important sector of the economy. The participants of these annual meetings focus on selected topics of special interest, such as services quality, sustainable development and competition in the tourism industry.
The two-day Informal Meeting of EU Tourism Ministers will be held as part of the European Tourism Forum.
