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04-19-2010, 03:13 PM
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/travel/news/Vacationing+human+right+chief+says/2924330/story.html
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Vacationing a human right, EU chief says
By Katherine Laidlaw, National PostApril 19, 2010
The plan would see taxpayers footing some of the bill for families facing "difficult social, financial or personal" circumstancesPhotograph by: fotolia, fotoliaThe European Union has declared travelling a human right, and is launching a scheme to subsidize vacations with taxpayers' dollars for those too poor to afford their own trips.
Antonio Tajani, the European Union commissioner for enterprise and industry, proposed a strategy that could cost European taxpayers hundreds of millions of euros a year, The Times of London reports.
"Travelling for tourism today is a right. The way we spend our holidays is a formidable indicator of our quality of life," Mr. Tajani told a group of ministers at The European Tourism Stakeholders Conference in Madrid on April 15. Mr. Tajani was appointed to his post by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
More at the link.
Presented without comment.
Vacationing a human right, EU chief says
By Katherine Laidlaw, National PostApril 19, 2010
The plan would see taxpayers footing some of the bill for families facing "difficult social, financial or personal" circumstancesPhotograph by: fotolia, fotoliaThe European Union has declared travelling a human right, and is launching a scheme to subsidize vacations with taxpayers' dollars for those too poor to afford their own trips.
Antonio Tajani, the European Union commissioner for enterprise and industry, proposed a strategy that could cost European taxpayers hundreds of millions of euros a year, The Times of London reports.
"Travelling for tourism today is a right. The way we spend our holidays is a formidable indicator of our quality of life," Mr. Tajani told a group of ministers at The European Tourism Stakeholders Conference in Madrid on April 15. Mr. Tajani was appointed to his post by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
More at the link.