At the end of March 2022, the European Commission presented its proposal for a Strategy on Sustainable and Circular Textiles with a Vision 2030. At the same time, presented an amendment to the Eco-Design Regulation that sets out legal requirements for different product groups, including clothing and footwear. Textiles are one of the first groups of products that are subject to ecological design criteria.

Briefly understood, the Textile Strategy in general and the Eco-Design Regulation in particular force products to be designed and manufactured to last longer, to be repaired and reused - in other words lies in a cycle. This is considered a big challenge for Vietnamese textile and garment exporters when this industry is still dependent on imported raw materials and raw materials, and the enterprise's capital is still limited.

In that context, will the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement ( EVFTA ) with preferential tariffs be enough to help textile and garment enterprises overcome challenges from the new regulations of the large Vietnamese textile and garment market? Male?

To find out about this issue, Industry and Trade Newspaper held a seminar with the theme "EVFTA - Supporting Vietnam's textile and garment to overcome new challenges".

The seminar was held at 14:30, Friday, August 18, 2023, at the Industry and Trade Newspaper Studio, 10th Floor - Building of the Ministry of Industry and Trade - 655 Pham Van Dong - Bac Tu Liem - Hanoi.

The panel discussion featured the following speakers:

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoang Thuy - Commercial Counselor, Vietnam Trade Office in Sweden

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Trang - Director of the Center for WTO and Integration (VCCI)

Mr. Pham Van Viet - Vice Chairman of Textile - Garment - Embroidery - Knitting Association of Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Viet Thang Jean Co., Ltd

The program is broadcast live on the Electronic Industry and Trade Newspaper at Congthuong.vn and on the social networking platforms Facebook, YouTube and TikTok.

Dear readers, please stay tuned!