CONFERENCE-DEBATE

26 September 2016
Venue: Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 101, Brussels
Room JDE 70

FINANCING INVESTMENTS IN TOURISM INDUSTRY TO INCREASE

COMPETITIVENESS AND ATTRACTIVENESS OF EUROPEAN TERRITORIES
14:00

Registration of participants and welcome coffee

14:30

Welcome address & keynote

Mr Paul-Emile MOTTARD, President of the European Confederation of Local Intermediate Authorities
(CEPLI)
Mr Hanspeter WAGNER, CoR member and Rapporteur for opinion on "Tourism as a driving force for
regional cooperation across the UE"

15:00

Debate
Enhancing infrastructure investments in Tourism
to create conditions of local and regional
development
Specialisation of the territory: strategies to
highlight the territorial assets

Inputs from:

Mr Markku MARKKULA, President of the

Committee of The Regions
European Commission, DG Growth, Tourism
Unit (tbc)
Mr Andrea COLANTONIO, Project Directorate,
European Investment Bank

Exchange of best practices with CEPLI members:

Moderator: Mr Dan LUCA, Senior Director, EurActiv
Media

17:00

Mrs Marta FARRERO MUNOS, Manager

Patronat de Turism Costa Daurada and Terres
de lEbre of the Tarragona Provincial Council,
Arco Latino
Mr Jean-Louis POURQUIER, County Counsellor
Lozre, Association of French Provinces (ADF)
Mr Matteo BESOZZI, President of Novara
County, Union of Italian Provinces (UPI)
Mr Paul-Emile MOTTARD, Member of the Lige
Provincial Council in charge of tourism,
President of the Association of Walloon
Provinces (APW)

Summing up and concluding remarks

Mrs Francina ARMENGOL I SOCIAS, President of the NAT commission of the CoR
Mr Paul-Emile MOTTARD President of the European Confederation of Local Intermediate Authorities

Translation: English, French, Italian, Spanish

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CONFERENCE-DEBAT
26 septembre 2016

Lieu: Comit des Rgions, Rue Belliard 101, Bruxelles

Salle JDE 70

FINANCER LES INVESTISSEMENTS DANS LE TOURISME AFIN DAMELIORER LA

COMPETITIVITE ET LATTRACTIVITE DES TERRITOIRES EUROPEENS
14 :00

Enregistrement des participants et accueil caf

14:30

Introduction
Mr. Paul-Emile MOTTARD, Prsident de la Confdration Europenne des Pouvoirs Locaux Intermdiaires
(CEPLI)
Mr. Hanspeter WAGNER, membre du CdR et Rapporteur de lavis "Le tourisme en tant que moteur de la
coopration rgionale europenne"

15:00

Dbat
Amliorer les investissements dans les
infrastructures favorisant lactivit touristique pour
crer des conditions de dveloppement local et
rgional

Contributions:

Spcialisation des territoires: stratgies efficaces

pour promouvoir les atouts des territoires

Mr. Markku MARKKULA, Prsident du Comit

des Rgions
Commission Europenne, DG Croissance, Unit
Tourisme ( confirmer)
Mr. Andrea COLANTONIO, Project Directorate,
Banque Europenne dInvestissements (BEI)

Echange de bonnes pratiques avec des membres

de la CEPLI:
Modrateur: Mr. Dan LUCA, Directeur, EurActiv
Media

17:00

Mme Marta FARRERO MUNOS, Manager

Patronat Turisme Costa Daurada et Terres de
lEbre, le Conseil Provincial Tarragona, Arco
Latino
Mr. Jean-Louis POURQUIER, Conseiller
dpartemental de la Lozre, Assemble des
Dpartements de France (ADF)
Mr. Matteo BESOZZI, Prsident de la Province
de Novara, Union des Provinces Italiennes
(UPI)
Mr. Paul-Emile MOTTARD, Dput provincial de
Lige en charge du Tourisme, Prsident de
lAssociation des Provinces Wallonnes (APW)

Conclusions
Mme Francina ARMENGOL I SOCIAS, Prsidente de la Commission NAT du CdR
Mr. Paul-Emile MOTTARD Prsident de la Confdration Europenne des Pouvoirs Locaux Intermdiaires

Traduction: Anglais, Franais, Italien, Espagnol

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