In this interview, Manuel Alejandro Cardenete Flores (ES/Renew Europe) answers four questions on sustainable tourism, describing how the region of Andalusia develops new strategies based on digitalisation and sustainability. The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Regeneration, Justice and Local Administration of the Regional Government of Andalusia is the rapporteur for the opinion Towards more sustainable tourism for EU cities and regions, adopted during the December 2020 plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions.

The particularly dramatic situation of the EU's tourism sector is the focus of an opinion presented during the December plenary of the European Committee of the Regions. The opinion drafted by Manuel Alejandro Cardenete Flores (ES/Renew Europe), Deputy Minister for Tourism, Regeneration, Justice and Local Administration of the Regional Government of Andalusia, underscores the fact that the crisis caused by COVID-19 has brought about dramatic changes in the tourism sector and reflects on how political leaders could address the challenges and drive forward the sustainable modernisation agenda.

Täiskogu istungjärgul #CoRplenary toimub ka mõttevahetus Saksamaa ministri ja nelja Euroopa Komisjoni volinikuga kliimaeesmärkide, integratsiooni, põllumajanduse, laienemise ja ELi strateegilise mõtlemise üle.​

The European Committee of the Regions' Commission for Natural Resources (NAT) met for the first time after the summer break to discuss sustainable tourism and the responses needed at EU level to face the challenges posed by the Coronavirus and its impact on local communities. At the meeting on 18 September, members also adopted opinions on the Farm to Fork strategy, on EU4Health, on rural revival and on the EU's civil-protection mechanism – all policies with the potential to help build resilient communities across the EU. Members of the commission also exchanged views on agro-ecology.