EUROPEAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY UNSURE WHETHER EU-THAILAND FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WILL HELP ITS EXPORTS
March 1st, 2013
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) textile and clothing industry is unsure whether it stands to benefit or to lose from a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between EU and Thailand, for which negotiations were announced earlier this month (March 6). “The Commission still needs to launch the public consultation to hear the industry views,” Luisa Santos, head of international trade at the European Apparel and Textile Confederation (Euratex) told just-style. She said the European textile and apparel industry will now assess the trade barriers it experiences on the Thai ...
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