This session will focus on how cooperation tackled the sustainability of tourism businesses, destinations, and communities in a harmonized way. Before the crisis, EU tourism accounted for 10% of EU GDP and 12% of EU employment (27+ million jobs). The impact of the pandemic destabilised the whole tourism industry at EU level.

Speakers at this session include: 

• Anna Athanasopoulou, Head of Unit, DG GROW, European Commission, Belgium.
• Blanka Belosevic, Head of the Department for International cooperation, Ministry of Tourism Republic of Croatia, Croatia.
• François Boissac, Director for tourism in Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
• Georgios Drakopoulos, Consultant, TOURISM GENERIS, Greece.
• Simona Ene, Programme Manager, Joint Secretariat - Interreg Danube Transnational Programme, Hungary.
• Jean-Pierre Halkin, Head of Unit D1, European Commission, REGIO.D1, Belgium.
• Ana Krabbe, Priority Area Coordinator for Tourism at the EUSBSR, Ministry of Economics, Employment and Health Mecklenburg-Vorpommern., Germany.
• Joanna Mouliou, Programme Manager - EU Policies, European Commission, Belgium.

This session is part of Interact's platform at EU Regions Week.

You can watch this session via Replay (link is external), on the EU Regions Week website.