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Counterfeit goods in EU: Italy alone accounted for over 70 percent of all detentions

Counterfeiting continues to plague the fashion and accessories sector, as well as other industry segments. In 2025, over 196 million counterfeit items with an estimated value of 6.3 billion euros were detained in the EU. These figures come from a joint report published by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the European...

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Euratex: European textile and clothing industry recovering but new challenges ahead

The European Apparel and Textile Federation (Euratex) has analysed latest economic data and confirmed further recovery of the textile and clothing industry from the corona pandemic: While the textile activity has now surpassed its pre-pandemic level from the fourth quarter of 2019 by 3.6 percent, the clothing sector still remains 11.5 percent...

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Jean-François Limantour: “The EU favors Asian countries over the Maghreb”

With a resumé that includes experience as General Representative, both at the French Union of the Fashion and Apparel Industries and the European Association of the Apparel Industry, Jean-François Limantour has been an eye-witness to many geopolitical changes that have transformed the sector. During an in person interview with FashionUnited, he...