21Sep 2023

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...
21Sep 2023

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...
20Sep 2023

European workshop on accidents/injuries at the workplace
If you missed our workshop, you may watch it here.
On September 19, 2023, on the premises of Lineapelle, the international leather fair in Milan, the European social partners for the tanning a...
28Aug 2023

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...
19Jul 2023

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...
06Jul 2023

With 18 other EU organisations, COTANCE calls on the EU to accelerate the conclusion of the EU-Mercosur FTA
Download the joint letter here
16Jun 2023

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...
16Jun 2023

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 ...
03May 2023

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 ...