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Instagram and Facebook's "addictive design" may breach EU rules
The European Commission has preliminarily found the US group Meta in breach of the Digital Services Act for the addictive design of the social media platforms Instagram and Facebook. The investigation, launched on May 16, 2024, focused on features like infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications and the platforms’ highly ...
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European shoemakers urge for rapid measures to avoid EU’s economic decline
The European Footwear Confederation (CEC) , together with 85 other European associations, has urged the European Union’s institutions to rapidly act to relaunch the bloc’s competitiveness. ”Europe stands at a decisive juncture. The Draghi report on European Competitiveness has laid bare a stark reality: Europe’s productivity growth has stalled, ...
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ArticleEuropean shoemakers call for stronger accountability in e-commerce
The European Footwear Confederation (CEC) , together with 87 representatives of European Union trade associations, consumer organizations and environmental non-profit organizations, is calling for stronger product compliance rules and accountability in e-commerce. In a joint letter sent to the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, Stéphane Séjourné, ...
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Heydude and Fusion Shoes settle a legal dispute in Germany
Heydude and Fusion Shoes have resolved a legal dispute before the Regional Court of Cologne concerning certain Fusion Superlight models that Heydude alleged infringed on rights associated with the brand’s “Wally” style footwear. Fusion Shoes had discontinued sales of the Fusion Superlight models involved in the case in Germany as ...
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Klarna's PriceRunner wins $1.97bn antitrust case against Google
Klarna said that a Swedish court has awarded $1.97 billion in damages and accrued interest in an antitrust case brought by its unit PriceRunner against Google. The award compensates for lost revenue caused by Google’s preferential treatment of its own comparison-shopping service over independent price-comparison services, conduct that also drives ...
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ArticleHow the Italian Trade Agency boost support to Expo Riva Schuh and the footwear industry
The Italian Trade Agency has significantly boosted its financial support for Italy’s footwear industry, with evidence of the increased funding seen in the sharp rise in the number of incoming buyers at the Expo Riva Schuh and Gardabags trade fair held in Riva del Garda from June 13 to 16. ...
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Germany’s financial market regulator reviews Zalando’s results
The German financial market regulator BaFin is reviewing Zalando’s 2025 financial results. According to the regulator, Zalando may have left out information on a related-party transaction as part of its acquisition of About You, which was completed on July 11, 2025. BaFin began its review on June 19 and ...
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ArticleEuropean shoemakers launch a comprehensive ecodesign framework
The European footwear industry has launched ECOSTEP (Ecodesign criteria for Sustainability in footwear and Testing methods for Evaluation of Performance) to create the first comprehensive ecodesign framework tailored to the sector. The project is funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme and will run from June ...
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Tutto Piccolo goes into liquidation
The Spanish childrenswear brand Tutto Piccolo has been put into liquidation by an Alicante-based commercial court in the wake of a voluntary insolvency proceeding, according to the media outlet Alicante Plaza. In October 2025, the company introduced a rotating temporary layoff scheme affecting 80 percent of its workforce, which ended ...
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Saks Global bankruptcy restructuring cleared by a US court
Saks Global Enterprises said that on June 5 it received approval of its Plan of Reorganization from the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The Plan gained support across the capital structure from participating creditors, the overwhelming majority of which voted in favor. ”Confirmation of the plan ...
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ArticleGerman shoe industry sounds alarm over implementation of EU Extended Producer Responsibility rules
The German shoe industry has warned that the introduction of a planned Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework for consumer textiles and footwear threatens to place a heavy burden on medium-sized companies already struggling with rising energy prices, supply chain issues and increasing competitive pressure from abroad, as well as on ...
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Temu fined €200m by the EU
The European Commission has fined the Chinese online retailer Temu €200 million for having allegedly sold illegal products to European consumers. “Today, the European Commission issued a fine of €200 million to Temu under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The company failed to diligently identify, analyse, and assess the systemic ...
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ArticleBrazil renews footwear export program for 2 years
Abicalçados, the Brazilian footwear association, and ApexBrasil, the Brazilian agency for the promotion of exports and investments, signed the renewal of a two-year agreement to promote Brazilian footwear. Under the agreement, the parties will invest a combined 45.63 million reais (€7.7m) in commercial and promotional initiatives abroad over 2026 ...
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EU and Australia conclude talks for a free trade agreement
On March 24, the European Union and Australia announced the adoption of a security and defence partnership. The parties have also concluded negotiations for an “ambitious and balanced” free trade agreement (FTA) and agreed to launch formal negotiations for the association of Australia to Horizon Europe, the world’s largest funding ...
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ArticleEU-Mercosur trade deal applied provisionally from May 1
The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), said that it will start on May 1 with the provisional application of the EU-Mercosur interim Trade Agreement (iTA) despite the opposition of some leading European countries and a demand of clarification by the European Parliament. ”By sending its ...
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European shoemakers call for rapid introduction of 'deemed importer' designation
Alongside 15 other trade associations of the European Union, the European Footwear Confederation (CEC) has signed an industry statement calling for the rapid introduction of the EU’s “deemed importer” designation. “European traders are facing a growing influx of small consignments from third-country e-commerce platforms, including many ultra-fast fashion products that ...
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US global tariff could rise to 15% this week
The US could increase its global tariff to 15 percent from 10 percent this week, according to the Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, during an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box on March 4. Bessent also predicted that US tariff rates would, by August, effectively return to where they stood before the ...
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ArticleAeffe receives expressions of interest from investors, plans to pick a buyer by end May
Aeffe, the troubled Italian fashion group that owns the luxury footwear brand Pollini, has received several non-binding expressions of interest from Italian and foreign investors with experience in the fashion industry. Aeffe also owns the high-profile brands Alberta Ferretti and Moschino. The information was released by Mimit, the Italian ministry ...
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ArticleEU to proceed with provisional application of the trade agreement with Mercosur
The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), is proceeding with the provisional application of the controversial free trade agreement with Mercosur after the accord was cleared by Argentina and Uruguay. Brazil and Paraguay are expected to follow soon, according to Ursula von der Leyen, the ...
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New US 10% tariff comes into effect
A new 10 percent global tariff announced by the White House on goods imported into the US came into effect on Feb. 24. The US President, Donald Trump, announced that the rate would be increased to 15 percent, but the move still has to be made official. On Feb. ...
