EU elaborates strategic industry paper
Antonio Tajani (Industry and Entrepreneurship) Vice-President of the EU Commission is preparing a “Communication on key aspects of the competitiveness of the European fashion industry” by the end of 2012 which is in line with the already last year published proposal “An Integrated Industrial Policy for the Globalisation Era”
During a working luncheon on November 22nd between EU Commission Vice-President Tajani and a group of textile and clothing industrialists headed by Alberto Paccanelli, President of Euratex the European Apparel and Textile Confederation, Tajani and Paccanelli shared the opinion on the strategic importance of the textile and clothing value chain and at that occasion Tajani outlined the intention for the proposed communication. For this purpose a high level group will be formed and meet over the next months in order to advise in regard to the drafting of such a strategic document.