European Union

European Union footwear market with solid growth

Jul 8, 2014 / European Union

During the first quarter of 2014 the European Union registered a 7% increase in both quantities and value of footwear imported, after a modest increase of 3% in 2013. Growth also characterized the exports in the overall performance of the Union (quantities up by 15% and value up by 8%)

European Union Exports Imports

Jean Pierre Renaudin, CEC’s President, live on World Footwear

Jun 2, 2014 / European Union

The interview covers some of the pressing topics impacting the footwear industry worldwide, with a focus on the views of the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry

CEC European Union Interview Shoes World

European Union imposes restrictions to chromium

May 30, 2014 / European Union

Additional restrictions on hexavalent chromium (Cr VI) in leather items that come into direct and repeated contact with the skin should be in effect next year in the European Union (EU)

Environment European Union Leather Shoes Technology

EU and US working on a wide scale innovating trade agreement

Apr 14, 2014 / European Union

Last summer, EU and US started negotiations for a free trade agreement, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). If negotiations succeed and the agreement is implemented in full, it will represent the most relevant regional free trade area and it will be the most impactful deal of its kind

Consumption European Union Investment Organisations Partnerships Trade agreements TTIP United States

Page 8 of 8