Croatia launches initiative to establish EU tourism fund

Croatia's Tourism Ministry has issued a declaration proposing the establishment of a European Union tourism fund, and to that end, Bulgarian and Maltese tourism ministers are likely to come to Zagreb in two weeks' time to co-sign the declaration and to put it forward to other EU member-states. Croatian Minister Gari Cappelli's adviser Barbara Mesic said in Zagreb on Thursday that the European Commission currently does no have either a directorate or working group exclusively for tourism, although tourism accounts for up to 10% of the Union's GDP.

"The tourism industry in the EU and in Croatia holds that a fund of that kind or directorate would be welcome," Mesic said explaining the initiative launched by the minister.

The World Tourism Organisation, and representatives of Austria, Italy and Germany have been supportive of the initiative.

Croatia will continue lobbying for the fund.
(Hina)
 

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