Tourism In Next Generation Eu And Interreg Programme 2021-27

Inscripcions: https://forms.gle/1GhmmC18VEeso2qQ9 As tourism appears to be considered by the EU Commission as a pillar to recover and relaunch the European economy on more sustainable and resilient basis, the Sustainable Tourism Community organizes a virtual meeting on 14 December 2020 from 10h to 11h30, to address the future of sustainable tourism in the Next Generation EU, with a focus on REACT-EU instrument, and the Interreg MED new programming period 2021-27. With the contribution of our guest-speakers from DG Regio and Interreg MED Programme we will present the main opportunities for continuing developing sustainable tourism tools and strategies in the framework of transnational territorial cooperation projects, via Interreg MED Programme and REACT-EU, an instrument specifically devised to respond to the needs of the most affected populations and regions. By the same occasion, the Sustainable Tourism Community’s partnership will present the results achieved in 2020 notwithstanding all the difficulties we all have to put up with, and it will briefly present the new partnership for leading the transferring and mainstreaming activities foreseen in 2021.

Agenda of the Event

10h MED Sustainable Tourism Community: State-of-the-art _ Josep Rodriguez, DIBA – Barcelona Provincial Council 10h15 Sustainable Tourism Community’s Catalogue of outputs _ Dora Papatheochari and Spyros Niavis, Thessaly University 10h30 Next Generation EU for sustainable and resilient regional tourism _ Laurent de Mercey, DG REGIO 10h45 Tourism in the Interreg MED Programme 2021-2027 _ Pascale Lagaye, Interreg MED Joint Secretariat 11h -11h15 Q&A and wrap-up