Euroleather

COTANCE takes stock of one year of activities in its alignment initiative of leather traceability certification schemes holding a Networking Drink on the first day of the Lineapelle Fair It was at the 2022 September edition of Lineapelle, a few months befo...

European workshop on accidents/injuries at the workplace On September 19, 2023, on the premises of Lineapelle, the international leather fair in Milan, the European social partners for the tanning and leather sector, COTANCE and industriAll European Trade ...

Limited EU resources force LEATECH to suspend the Joint Master Programme in 2023 The LEATECH consortium of Higher Educational Institutions has decided to postpone the launch of the joint international master programme, as the EU Agency in charge of the Era...

Strengthening collective bargaining power across the European Union At its 580th plenary session, held on 12 and 13 July 2023, the European Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion, available in all language versions. The main aim of th...

With 18 other EU organisations, COTANCE calls on the EU to accelerate the conclusion of the EU-Mercosur FTA Download the joint letter here  

The EP fails to acknowledge the challenges and opportunities of leather within the EU Textile Strategy On 1st June 2023, the European Parliament adopted its Report on the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles (EU Textiles Strategy). The ensuing...

The public perception of leather in the focus of this years’ COTANCE Annual Meeting COTANCE President Rios invited the European Leather industry to meet in Igualada (Spain) for the Mid-year Council and General Assembly meeting. The encounter took place on ...

Green Deal Leather: social partners working towards zero accidents in the workplace! Working towards zero accidents in the tanning and leather sector was the focus of last week’s meeting in Valencia which saw the steering committee of the EU funded social ...

Creating safe and sustainable supply chains: occupational safety and health course for the leather industry VIENNA, 28 April 2023 - A safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental principle and right at work. For twenty years, 28 April has been ob...