FASHION: where manufacturing meets creativity

The fashion industry is responsible for more than just the latest trends. Between retail outlets, manufacturers and links in the supply chain, Europe’s fashion sector accounts for hundreds of thousands of companies and millions of jobs. The Commission is taking the necessary steps to ensure that the industry continues to thrive, including eliminating trade barriers, protecting intellectual property and facilitating entry into international markets. .....Read moreRead more

EUROPEAN ALLIANCE FOR PROMOTING INNOVATION IN THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING PIPELINES

The European Textile and Clothing industry (EURATEX) has decided to reinforce the role of technological innovation in the different textile and clothing pipelines by creating an international non-profit-making association named “European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing.Read more

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EURATEX WELCOMES THE START OF EU-USA NEGOTIATIONS

EU TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY WELCOMES THE START OF EU-USA NEGOTIATIONS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENTRead more

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TECHTEXTIL AND TEXPROCESS FAIRS, ENGINES FOR MEETING THE EUROPEAN TEXTILE & CLOTHING CHALLENGES

The Importance of the Textile and Clothing Industry, its challenges to come and the role of the Technical textiles & new processes in this industry.Read more

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Conference of the European Sector Council on Education Training & Employment in the Textile Clothing and Leather industries

Conference of the European Sector Council on Education Training & Employment in the Textile Clothing and Leather industries:Towards a post-2012 development strategyStakeholders in the Textile, Clothing and Leather sectors gather to review the outcomes of one year’s coordination effort at European level to address skills development in this vital industry of the European economy.A series of seven recommendations, based on three analytical reports, have been shared among stakeholders, highlighting the continued need for cooperation in the field, and pledging an enlarged participation to...Read more

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e-Business & Moda - eBIZ gathers business cases and perspectives on digital communications for fashion in Spain.

Brief summary of event, discussions and further informationRead more

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EURATEX PROMOTES THE GROWING ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN TECHNICAL TEXTILES APPLICATIONS IN ISTANBUL

EURATEX and the Turkish Textile Employers Association (TTEA) jointly organised the first EURATEX Convention on "The Future of Technical Textiles” attended by more 300 participantsRead more

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Press Release - Innovation for Textile Resource Efficiency

Large potential for greater energy, water and material efficiency in the European textile and clothing industryRead more

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EURATEX STRONGLY DISAPPOINTED WITH PAKISTAN’S WAIVER APPROVAL

Regretably and in spite of all the economic and factual arguments provided by the EU Textile and Clothing Industry against the Pakistan Waiver the European Parliament has decided this week to approve the Waiver.Read more

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EURATEX REQUESTS THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TO REJECT THE PAKISTAN WAIVER

For more than two years the EU Textile and Clothing Industry has been fighting against an unilateral political decision that deliberatly undermines the interests of a whole sectorRead more

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