The mapping of the Government’s beaches delivered to the European Commission highlights that 67% of the Italian coasts are available to the free market
by Enrico Netti
A law decree before the start of tourism to crystallize the mapping of the beaches created by the Government and delivered to the European Commission. This is the request made by Assobalneari Italia, an association belonging to Federturismo Confindustria and La Base Balneare con Donnedamare. This mapping highlights how 67% of the coasts are available for the free market and lays the foundations for greater competition, enhancing vast areas with potential tourist vocation that are still free.
«We are convinced that the mapping created by our Government is the tool to achieve the economic objectives proposed by the Bolkestein Directive. We have requested that the data relating to lake and river coasts also be integrated – the presidents of the two associations say in a note -. We underline our disappointment with the orientation of the European Commission which wants to push for a qualitative mapping that considers the most valuable areas that the seaside resorts have built over generations, handing them over to multinationals and large financial groups. We underline that this qualitative mapping is never mentioned either in the Directive or in the ruling of the Court of Justice of Luxembourg which, instead, speaks of quantitative mapping”. Hence the hope that the mapping created by the Government will become the basis for creating new seaside settlements in the future.
The sector has over 10 thousand bathing establishments and there are more than 44 thousand employed who, in addition to the traditional services offered to customers, carry out cleaning and care of the stretches under concession as well as the protection of the seascape and the safety of all bathers.
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2024-04-29 19:07:38