28 May 2021 – Following the European Commission’s update of the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: ‘’Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s Recovery’’, the European Social Partners for the Textile, Clothing, Leather, and Footwear (TCLF) sectors came together to call for support via a dedicated strategy. The Strategy aims to help guide the TCLF industries…
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Brussels, 5 May 2021 – EURATEX comments on today’s release of the revised EU Industry Strategy. Europe’s industry is going through turbulent times as a result of the corona-pandemic; turnover in textiles and clothing sector dropped between 10 and 20%. However, even bigger challenges lie ahead: serious disruptions in supply chains, soaring energy prices and…
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If you ever wonder where to find European fashion-tech industry stakeholders or you just want to explore the Fashion-tech ecosystem, the DeFINE network could interest you. Called the Accelerators and Incubator Map, this interactive platform counts many actors, facilitators and collaborations of the industry from around Europe. Focussing on the Fashion-tech community, the map identifies…
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The DeFINE project has as aims to create a bridge between cutting-edge innovations in the European fashion-tech industry. Co-funded by the European Commissions’s COSME programme, this three-year project that started in 2018 benefits the whole fashion-tech community in Europe. The project partners aims to inspire and build stronger and deeper relationships within European fashion-tech community.…
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Brussels, 9 April 2021 – On the occasion of releasing its Quarterly Economic Update, EURATEX is concerned that the Covid19 crisis may soon be followed by disruptions in our global supply chains, affecting the competitiveness of our industry. Economic data up to December 2020 reflect a dramatic contraction in demand and production of textile and…
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EURATEX, CEC and COTANCE run a survey between February and March 2021 among TCLF (Textile, Clothing, Leather and Footwear) companies to understand what are their skills’ needs, which are the most common challenges to up/reskill their workforce and how they can keep competitive in such a globalised world. Over 150 companies replied to the survey out of which 53 represented Textile…
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Brussels, 17 March 2021 – EURATEX President, Alberto Paccanelli addressed European Commissioners Thierry Breton and Nicolas Schmit during a High Level Roundtable on Skills for the Textiles, Clothing, Leather and Footwear (TCLF) sectors. In his remarks, Mr Paccanelli insisted that addressing the skills challenges will be an essential condition to make a successful transition of…
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Given the latest review of the Single Plastic Use Directive, EURATEX urges the EC to avoid confusion between plastic material and viscose.
Brussels 11 March 2021 – On the 10 March, the European Parliament adopted its own-initiative legislative report on due diligence. EURATEX welcomes the general aim of the report but points out that implementation is yet to be debated and it will penalize the European industry with unintended consequences and excessive burden on SMEs. EURATEX also…
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The battle for women’s rights is a long and twisted one. Many are the problems women face, from the burden of unpaid care work, to segregation of work sectors, from the alarming numbers of violent acts against women, to the lack of women in managing positions. According to the 2020 Gender Equality Index from the…
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