(Finance) – “We need to move forward with the beach mapping carried out by the government and urgently approve a law decree before the tourist season starts”. This is the request advanced by the seaside resorts, together with Assobalneari Italia adhering to Federturismo Confindustria and La Base Balneare with Donnedamare. The mapping of the beaches delivered to the European Commission “highlights that 67% of Italian coasts are available to the free market and lays the foundations for greater competition, valorising vast areas of the country with potential tourist vocation that are still free”, we read in a note.
“We have faith in the Italian institutions and we are convinced that the mapping carried out by our Government is the tool to achieve the economic objectives proposed by the Bolkestein Directive. We are convinced of the strength of the objectivity of the data contained therein and, already during the technical round, we reiterated its validity and at the same time requested that the data relating to the lake and river coasts also be integrated. We underline our disappointment with the orientation of the European Commission, which wants to push for a qualitative mapping that takes into account the areas of greatest interest. value that the seaside resorts have built over generations, handing them over to multinationals and large financial groups that this qualitative mapping is never mentioned either in the Directive or in the ruling of the Luxembourg Court of Justice which, instead, talks about quantitative mapping”, comment the presidents of Assobalneari Italia, a member of Federturismo Confindustria and La Base Balneare with Donnedamare.
The mapping created by the Italian Government is the result of the work of nine Italian ministries “will offer new development opportunities in the hospitality and tourist services sector, through the creation of new seaside settlements that can be a driver of new employment, new economic development, greater environmental protection and safety”, continues the note. “We ask the Government to mapping carried out in Italy is defended and crystallized in a law decree, before the start of the tourist season. it is essential that he comes protected a sector that has over 10,000 establishments and employs over 44,000 people who work consistently for the redevelopment of abandoned areas and the preservation of the coasts, combating environmental degradation, protecting the marine landscape and allowing tourists to fully and safely enjoy the beauty of our seas”, conclude the presidents of Assobalneari Italia, a member of Federturismo Confindustria and La Base Balneare with Donnedamare.