EURINT (Aug 2020)
THE IMPLICATIONS OF EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Abstract
The sustainable development of the tourism in the Eastern Partnership countries is closely dependent on solving problems of common interest that can be managed only by promoting bilateral or multilateral cooperation relations. Thus, appropriate policies regarding the following areas can be adopted: integrated management of the borders and of the movement of people (tourists), integrated management of the environment and of the ecosystems, the interconnection of the transport networks, the development and integration of regional tourist markets under the conditions of environmental protection and cultural heritage preservation, the promotion of good practices in terms of sustainability in tourism. The present study aims to identify and analyse the implications of the initiatives adopted within the European Neighbourhood Policy on the sustainable development of tourism. For this purpose the authors made use of programming documents and reports of the European Commission, as well as statistical reports on tourism development in these countries.
