Press Release: Creating a competitive textiles industry: Commission welcomes High Level Group recommendations

The European Commission has welcomed the outcome of the High Level Group on textiles and clothing, 18 September 2006, which has adopted recommendations on the future competitiveness of the sector. The High Level Group also sets out a vision of the future for the textile and clothing sector until 2020. The key recommendations of the High Level Group include a call for the sector to become leaner and more cooperative with higher productivity, and a somewhat greater proportion of its turnover dedicated to exports. The vision set out by the High Level Group replicates the principles of industry policy as set out by the Commission’s Industry Policy Communication of 5 October 2005.