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Introduction to the topic

As for culture sustainability, while there have been many EU policies to support he growth of the sector
(from the Green Paper on CCI in 2010 to the two work plans 2015-2018 and 2019-2022 ) very little has
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been put in place in terms of policies to reflect on how the sector should act in a more environmentally
sustainable way and how it could promote the culture of sustainability.

As for tourism, in 2007, EC published the Agenda for Sustainable Tourism recommended to apply the follo-
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wing principles when addressing the challenges of the sector:

- taking a holistic, integrated approach;

- planning for the long term;

- adopting an appropriate pace of development;

- involving all stakeholders;

- using the best available knowledge;

- minimising and managing risk;

- reflecting impacts in costs;

- setting and respecting limits;

- practising continuous monitoring.

After 2007, EC launched a number of initiatives trying to promote a more environmentally sensible tourism
but also support new tourism sustainable products born from the cooperation between the tourist and
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cultural sectors. At the same time, a system of indicators was put in place for sustainable management of
destinations, the European tourism indicators system. 6

1 https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/1cb6f484-074b-4913-87b3-344ccf020eef/language-en
2 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.2014.463.01.0004.01.ENG
3 https://ec.europa.eu/culture/sites/culture/files/commission_communication_-_a_new_european_agenda_for_culture_2018.
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4 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52007DC0621
5 https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/tourism/offer/sustainable/transnational-products_en
6 https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/tourism/offer/sustainable/indicators_en