Emne:FW: European Inter-parliamentary Conference "Challenges of sustainable tourism: promoting culturalheritage and environmental protection", 10-13 September 2014, Zagreb/Mali Lošinj, Croatia

EUROPEAN INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE„CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: PROMOTING CULTURAL HERITAGE ANDENVIRONMENT PROTECTION“10 – 13 September 2014Zagreb / Mali Lošinj, Croatia

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INVITATION TO:

- Chairpersons and members of the Committees responsible fortourism in the National Parliaments of all EU Member countriesand Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia,Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey- Representatives of the International Institutions and TourismOrganizations

Dear Sirs,Dear Ladies and Gentleman,On behalf of Mr Josip Leko, Speaker of the Croatian Parliament, it is a great honour to invite you toparticipate at the firstEuropean Inter-parliamentary Conference on sustainable tourismwith thefocus on promoting cultural heritage and environment protection.The Conference will be held in Croatia in Zagreb and on the island of Lošinj from 10 to 13September 2014.Being the youngest European Union member state Croatia has launched the initiative invitingchairpersons and members of EU parliamentary committees responsible for tourism as well asAlbania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey,representatives of the European Parliament, European Commission, WTO, UNESCO andinternational tourism organizations.The aim of this Conference is to improve inter-parliamentary cooperation among EU memberstates and the countries from our region through exchange of experience and information on

legislative practice. Conference intends to emphasize the role of tourism in development ofnational economies, the need of constant strengthening of the sustainable tourism concept as wellas affirmation of concrete practice in responsible usage of cultural heritage and environmentprotection being parts of that c