Elena Kountoura

T01 -Europe’s Advances Towards Sustainability in Tourism

A political and strategic vision of sustainable European tourism. 

This panel will analyze Europe's strategic role in transforming tourism towards more sustainable models, linked to the Green Deal, the Digital Agenda, and the Next Generation Funds. It will address multilevel governance, planning, and financing, with a focus on blue tourism as a key axis. Specific cases led from Brussels will also be presented, and the role of national and regional governments in this transition will be discussed.