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Newsletter March 2021
In a Communication released this month titled “A common path to safe and sustained re-opening”, the Commission called on Member States to adopt a coordinated approach to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions when the situation allows it. The communication includes a series of recommendations to achieve that goal. These include: the deployment of the proposed Digital Green Certificate; a framework developed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control to help Member States take…
The European Parliament adopted its Report on Establishing an EU Strategy for Sustainable Tourism with a resounding majority. Through it, MEPs call for several measures to make tourism cleaner, safer and more sustainable, as well as to support the sector’s recovery. EBI welcomes the report and calls on the Commission and on EU countries to implement the proposals. The report singles out the potential of nautical tourism and recreational boating through concrete support measures which…
On 17 March, the European Commission presented a proposal to create a “Digital Green Certificate”, which would allow safe and free movement of citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic within European borders. The Digital Green Certificate will be issued to citizens who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, have received a (recent) negative result, or have recovered from COVID-19. The strategy aims at lifting travel restrictions in a coordinated manner in all European Member States, to allow…
The European Commission has published a report called “Mapping study on measuring the economic impact of COVID-19 on the sport sector in the EU”. The report, which was commissioned to two external contractors (Ecorys and SportsEconAustria), quantifies the impact of the pandemic on the sport sector by comparing several scenarios, each with different stringency of COVID-19 containment measures. The report also involved interviews with stakeholders, including EBI, as well as an online survey, in which…
European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, will participate in the 2021 International Breakfast Meeting on 20 April. He and other high-level panellists from business and politics will discuss the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the recreational boating industry, recovery, new trends and opportunities. The full agenda for the 2021 International Breakfast Meeting, organised by boot Düsseldorf and European Boating Industry, has now been released. The event, which will exceptionally be…
EBI together with The SeaCleaners, the NGO created by sailor Yvan Bourgnon to combat plastic pollution, are holding a webinar on 19 May. It will introduce The SeaCleaners and present opportunities for boaters and the recreational boating industry to become involved in tackling marine litter. The webinar will be an opportunity for boating industry stakeholders, including companies and boaters, to engage with the issue of marine pollution. As a beneficiary of a clean and healthy…
On 12 and 13 March, FIN (the French Federation of Nautical Industries) held Virtual Nautic, an immersive and unique virtual boat show that aimed at replicating in a virtual way the experience of in-person boat shows, with 184 exhibitors and thousands of visitors. As part of the event, a series of workshops and conferences were organised, called “Les Rencontres”. EBI Secretary-General Philip Easthill had the pleasure to participate in the first of these talks, sharing…
The European Tourism Manifesto, a coalition of over 60 travel and tourism organisations (including EBI), released a statement expressing its support for the European Commission’s proposal for a digital green certificate. This interoperable certificate, which will provide proof of a person’s vaccination, recovery from the virus or negative test results, will allow for the safe movement of citizens, thus facilitating the restart of travel and tourism. Through the statement, the European Tourism Manifesto calls on…
Organised by the University of South Brittany in the framework of the EU-funded FLOWER project (which aims to develop innovative flax fibre reinforcements for composite applications), this Conference, held on 22-23 April will highlight scientific work and industrial initiatives on the integration of bio-composite materials in maritime sectors. It will include keynote talks, scientific presentations, company pitches, and individual meetings. The conference will take place online. More information and registration can be found here. The…
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