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Related Keywords: across the continent, being held in Lille, development clusters, European Commission, European smart textiles sector, France, Futex conference, health, help improve competitiveness, housing sector, investing in innovative hub, outlined number strategies, sharing ideas in interactive textiles for sports

The two day ongoing 7th edition of Futex conference is being held in Lille, France which is dedicated to sharing ideas on interactive textiles for the sports, health and housing sector. Speaking on the opening day of Futex 2017, the EC’s Dr Andreas Lymberis discussed the key challenges in developing market-ready smart textiles within the EU.

Related Keywords: European Commission, good governance, human rights, in exchange of Sri Lankan government's commitment, labor conditions, proposed removing significant part of remaining import duties, protection of environment, ratify twenty seven international conventions, Sri Lankan products, under the General System of Preference plus

The European Commission on Wednesday in exchange of the Sri Lankan government's commitment to ratify 27 international conventions on human rights, labor conditions, protection of the environment and good governance has proposed removing of a significant part of the remaining import duties on Sri Lankan products under the General System of Preference Plus (GSP-Plus).

The European Commission said that the removal of customs duties would be accompanied by rigorous monitoring and conditional on continued commitment to sustainable development, human rights and good governance.

Related Keywords: aim to exchange business practices, biological textiles, Conference on sustainable textile, European Commission, policies related to energy and resource efficiency, programmes, sustainable textile chemistry, Textile and Clothing industry, textile recycling technologies, water management

Conference with the aim to exchange successful business practices, programmes, and policies related to energy and resource efficiency in textile and clothing industry, sustainable textile chemistry and water management in the EU, Mediterranean partner, and Western Balkan countries will be held in Poland later this month, hosted by the European Commission.

Related Keywords: costly obligations, environmental standards, EU textile and clothing industry, Euratex, European Commission, Free trade agreement, high consumer safety, The European Textile and Clothing Confederation, Transatlantic trade and investment partnership

The European Textile and Clothing Confederation (Euratex) from the time of negotiations over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has been closely working with its US counterparts and the European Commission to make sure that companies will benefit from this free trade agreement.

The TTIP offers an opportunity to keep high consumer safety, user information, and environmental standards for the textiles and clothing industry, while removing unnecessary burdens to trade.