Newsletter Aug-Sep 2021

On 7 September 2021, the European Economic and Social Committee held a public hearing in Rhodes on tourism in the EU. The meeting was held in the context of an own-initiative opinion on tourism from the EESC, following up to the opinion on the Commission communication “Tourism and transport in 2020 and beyond”. The hearing brought together different voices from public and private bodies, all reporting shared experiences from tourism SMEs after COVID-19. Speaking at…

At the beginning of September 2021, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) published the EMTER report (European Maritime Transport Environmental Report) together with the European Environment Agency (EEA). The Report aims to provide a factual analysis of maritime transport’s environmental impacts, while suggesting future actions to alleviate these pressures. The joint report touches upon many pivotal topics for maritime transport, including alternative fuels which are being assessed by the European Commission as well in the…