
The high-level conference "Attracting investment in Tourism" was organised by the European Commission on 05th April 2016. in Bruxelles with a special focus on two priority subjects for EU tourism:improving the business environment to attract more investment and to better use EU funds to boost the competitiveness of the sector and raising awareness of the investment needs to boost skills and mobility of the tourism workforce.
The key speakers of the conference included three Commissioners: Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Marianne Thyssen, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, and Corina Crețu, Commissioner for Regional Policy. Other participants were Members of the European Parliament, policy-makers at EU, national and regional level, including ministers, representatives of international organisations, industry, business and trade associations, representatives from academia.
