Position Paper

Brussels, 11 March 2026 – A coalition of European industry and retail organisations is calling on the European Union to close regulatory gaps in e-commerce imports. These gaps undermine fair competition, consumer safety and the Single Market. The organisations warn that the planned “deemed importer” system under the Union Customs Code will only apply in…
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EURATEX has published a position paper on the Digital Product Passport for apparel. The paper explains how the system should work for the textile sector. The Digital Product Passport will form part of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). It will provide structured information on products placed on the EU market. This data will…
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Brussels, 26 January 2025 – Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a key part of the EU’s circular economy policy. It ensures that producers take responsibility for the end-of-life management of the products they place on the market. In recent years, however, several Member States have started to introduce State-run Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs). This trend…
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Effective market surveillance is essential to ensure that all textile products sold in the EU comply with safety, environmental and consumer protection rules. It is also a key condition for fair competition in the Single Market. Today, European textile companies operate under some of the world’s most demanding regulatory requirements. However, enforcement of these rules…
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Public procurement represents a powerful yet underused lever to support Europe’s industrial base and strategic autonomy. In the textile and clothing sector—supplying uniforms, workwear, healthcare and defence textiles—public purchasing decisions have a direct impact on industrial resilience, sustainability and security of supply. EURATEX stresses that public procurement policies must better reflect the EU’s broader industrial,…
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Production Down, Imports Up, Competitiveness at Risk A challenging macro-economic context for European manufacturing In 2024, the European economy expanded at a moderate pace, with GDP growth reaching 1% (up from 0.5% the previous year). Despite some improvements in market conditions, the overall manufacturing sector remained weak, with performance varying across industrial sub-sectors. One of…
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Brussels, 8 December 2025 – A coalition of European and sectoral associations published a joint statement expressing concern about the early national transposition of Directive (EU) 2025/1892 (the revision of the Waste Framework Directive introducing an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for textiles and footwear). The signatories warn that personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical…
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6 November 2025 – EURATEX has co-signed a joint statement with major European and international business organisations — including amfori, DIGITALEUROPE, EuroCommerce, FoodDrinkEurope, and others — calling on EU policymakers to ensure legal certainty and simplification in the finalisation of the Omnibus I package. The statement supports the European Parliament’s compromise proposal on the Corporate…
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Brussels, 6 November 2025 – EURATEX, representing Europe’s textile and clothing industry with over 200,000 companies and 1.3 million workers, has submitted its official position paper to the European Commission’s consultation on the upcoming Circular Economy Act (CEA). The association welcomes the Commission’s initiative to shape a framework that strengthens Europe’s circular economy while maintaining…
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