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On 19 September 2017, the Erasmus+ High-End Shoe project held its Final Conference at the most prestigious shoe fair in Europe, TheMICAM. At the centre of the fair’s luxury shoes pavilion, the project partners presented the main project outcomes and outputs, namely the Luxury Footwear Manufacturing Technician profile and corresponding training programme that will boost the skills and competences of the workforce in the high-end/luxury sector in Europe and reinforce the competitiveness and leadership of this European footwear segment in the world.

The ideal access point to the price-sensitive market Specialists and decision-makers primarily seeking direct access to manufacturers from Asia all convene at the "tag it!". Among the visitors there are volume-oriented shoe manufacturers, franchisees, vendors, mail order companies, and representatives of discounters and shopping centres. The new "tag it!" is organised by UnionFair Ltd. from Guangzhou, China, as well as 3s GmbH & Co. KG from Mönchengladbach.

The first Italian-Vietnamese Technology Centre has been opened in Vietnam. Created by ASSOMAC with the financial support of the Ministry of Economic Development (MiSE) and the Italian Trade Agency, its chief aim is to further the development of the local industry.

The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) is pleased to announce that Cleto Sagripanti, who has successfully served as CEC President for a term of 2 years, was unanimously re-elected as President by the CEC General Assembly last month in Venice, Italy. Mr. Sagripanti has been fully engaged in international initiatives aimed at reinforcing the strength and unity of Europe’s footwear industry. The CEC looks forward to continuing its synergies with President Sagripanti to ensure a prosperous and growing European footwear sector with an ever-increasing global reach and reputation, particularly through the promotion of digital tools and skills and signature of EU free trade agreements.