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Sports tourism is a growing branch of the EU tourism economy, encompassing both active participation in sports and attending spectator events. Defined by the UN specialised agency for tourism as travel experiences involving watching or participating in sporting events, it has evolved into a significant economic force, valued at approximately €585 billion globally and accounting for 10 % of the total tourism market. The EU has recognised the potential of sports tourism as a strategic tool for regional ...

Die EU unterstützt die Mitgliedstaaten bei der Entwicklung eines nachhaltigen und wettbewerbsfähigen Tourismus, durch den Arbeitsplätze geschaffen und die Rechte von Reisenden geschützt werden. Obwohl der Tourismus vorwiegend in die nationale Zuständigkeit fällt, koordiniert die EU grenzübergreifende Initiativen, sammelt Daten als Informationsgrundlage für die Politikgestaltung und finanziert Projekte, in denen weniger bekannte Reiseziele und umweltfreundliche touristische Aktivitäten beworben werden ...

On 21 October 2025, the European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen's second mandate adopted its work programme for 2026 (2026 CWP). In line with the Commission President's political guidelines and letter of intent and highlighting the need for full implementation of Mario Draghi's competitiveness report, the 2026 CWP places a strong emphasis on competitiveness, innovation and collective security. In parallel, the Commission commits to advancing simplification, implementation, and this year, also ...

The construction sector plays a key role in fostering economic growth and in ensuring housing affordability. However, the sector faces many challenges. Designing a framework that allows for productivity growth is essential, especially since the labour force is shrinking. Moreover, solutions have to be found for the land shortage issue and the disincentives to renovations for older or low-income households, which are unable to bear investment costs. This in-depth analysis discusses the key challenges ...

This in-depth analysis discusses the impacts of short-term rentals on access to affordable housing in the EU. It reviews the variety of short-term rental regulations and the challenges to their implementation. It highlights the role that EU legislation plays in influencing the regulation of both short-term rentals and the digital platforms that advertise them..

Bei dem vorliegenden Dokument handelt es sich um die Zusammenfassung der eingehenden Analyse im Auftrag des Sonderausschusses zur Wohnraumkrise in der Europäischen Union (HOUS). Die komplette Studie in englischer Sprache kann abgerufen werden unter: https://bit.ly/4fZoyVj

Das vorliegende Dokument ist die Zusammenfassung der eingehenden Analyse „Construction and Renovation in the EU Housing Markets: Challenges and Opportunities to Ensure Affordability“ (Neubau und Renovierung erschwinglich machen: Chancen und Herausforderungen der EU-Wohnungsmärkte). Die eingehende Analyse in englischer Sprache kann abgerufen werden unter: https://bit.ly/3JJHxHD.

Dieses Dokument ist eine Zusammenfassung der Eingehenden Analyse im Auftrag des Sonderausschusses zur Wohnraumkrise in der Europäischen Union (HOUS) mit dem Titel „The regulatory aspects of short-term rentals in the EU“ (Regelungsaspekte von Kurzzeitunterkünften in der EU). Die ungekürzte Fassung der Studie ist in englischer Sprache abrufbar unter: https://bit.ly/46r0HK6

On 29 November 2023, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a directive amending Directive (EU) 2015/2302 on package travel and linked travel arrangements, to improve protection for travellers and simplify and clarify certain aspects of the current directive. The Commission announced in a 2020 communication on a new consumer agenda that it would look into revising the directive following the turmoil caused by the mass cancellations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal is the result ...

ATAG to the study - Using an own, newly elaborated functional definition of mobility poverty, this study first estimates mobility poverty in the nine EU outermost regions and assesses its effects on their transport and tourism sectors. It then reviews the Fit for 55 transport-related legislation and analyses its implications for these remote territories. It also outlines the main EU, national and regional measures tackling the adverse effects of both mobility poverty and the new climate legislation ...