Key recommendations from the textile industry The textile industry, represented by EURATEX, welcomes any meaningful effort to simplify the most complex chemicals legislation in the world and calls for the Commission to create a more efficient and coherent regulatory chemicals framework that should focus on the competitiveness and innovation of the EU industry. Simplifying REACH…
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27 February 2025, Antwerp – One year after the launch of the Antwerp Declaration, 400 business leaders gathered to discuss the Clean Industrial Deal with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Earlier in the day, President von der Leyen presented the initiative to the public, outlining its vision for strengthening Europe’s industrial base. The…
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The European textile and clothing industry is a cornerstone of the EU economy, driving innovation, creating jobs, and advancing sustainability. To ensure its global competitiveness and resilience, EURATEX has outlined its trade policy priorities for 2024-2029. These priorities address key challenges, such as market access, regulatory alignment, and sustainability, while promoting fair and balanced trade…
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Brussels, 18 November 2024 – In a joint call from both sides of the Atlantic, 78 business associations representing a diverse array of industries from the EU and Mercosur ask their governments to expedite the conclusion of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. The statement underscores the strategic importance of reinforcing trade links, fostering…
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Brussels, 5 November 2024 – In a joint letter to the European Commission, 25 leading European business associations, including EURATEX, are urging the Commission to simplify and streamline the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) to ensure it aligns with the EU’s economic competitiveness and sustainability goals. The associations, representing industries as diverse as chemicals,…
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NGOs and European industries are once again joining forces to urge EU policymakers to prioritise closing legal loopholes in the regulation and enforcement of online trade via online marketplaces during the 2024-2029 mandate. Online marketplaces play a significant role with a growing number of consumers today engaging in e-commerce, matching buyers and third-party sellers, attracted…
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Brussels, 15 July 2024 – The European Textile and Clothing industry (EURATEX) welcomes the proposed reforms to the EU’s customs system, emphasizing the need for a modernized framework that addresses the challenges of the digital age and fosters a level playing field. “Customs play a critical role in safeguarding fair competition within the EU Single…
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Brussels 4 July 2024 – In the shaping of the next European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10), we, the undersigned 109 European associations representing key European RD&I stakeholders, hereby urge the EU Institutions to significantly increase the current budget in view of FP10 and to make pan-European collaborative research the cornerstone of FP10,…
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CheMI was established in 2003 as the platform for downstream users of chemical substances or mixtures across manufacturing industries. CheMI works as a communication channel for producers of articles, materials, components or consumer goods to voice perspectives, concerns and to contribute to the successful implementation of REACH. The members are associations of industries which in…
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The EU TCLF Social Partners, CEC, Cotance, Euratex and industriAll Europe call for future EU policy makers to increase their ambition to safeguard the European TCLF sectors and keep good industrial jobs in Europe. The TCLF Social Partners are all signatories to the Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal and express their full support…
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