The footwear sector is a diverse industry which covers a wide variety of materials and products. This diversity of end products corresponds to a multitude of industrial processes, enterprises and market structures. EU action aims to promote innovation, competitiveness and competition between companies involved in the sector, combat fraud and counterfeiting, and protect consumers' health and the environment.

Latest news

• 24/04/2012

  Mission Growth: Europe at the Lead of the New Industrial Revolution

• 29/03/2012

  SME Envoys call upon action to eliminate access barriers for SMEs to public procurement

• 28/03/2012

  New initiatives to assist small enterprises to go international

Upcoming events

• 29/05/2012 > 29/05/2012

  Brussels

  Register now! Conference "Mission Growth: Europe at the Lead of the New Industrial Revolution"

Latest publications

• 30/03/2012

  Your gateway to EU funding

• 08/03/2012

  EU's strengths and weaknesses in terms of innovation

• 22/02/2012

  European Union support programmes for SMEs

Latest contracts and grants

• Deadline: 14/09/2012

  41/G/ENT/CIP/12/E/N02S001 - European Multistakeholder platforms on corporate social responsibility in relevant business sectors

• Deadline: 30/09/2013

  Expert evaluators for Intelligent Energy Europe

• Deadline: 30/06/2014

  Economist Visitors Programme to support the work of the Competitiveness Report (2011-2014)

Latest public consultations

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