Traduction de «Asia-Pacific International Trade Fair » (Anglais → Français) :

- supporting the textile sector as a productive branch and supporting Community programmes that encourage the creation of trade marks, the protection of designations of origin and the external promotion of Community products from industrial sectors where women predominate, in particular at professional and international trade fairs, thereby promoting women’s work and guaranteeing their employment;

8. Repeats its proposal that a Community programme – backed by the appropriate means of support – should be drawn up for the textile and clothing sector, and especially for the more disadvantaged regions that depend on it, with a view to promoting research, innovation, vocational training, and SMEs, and should go hand in hand with a Community programme to help create new markets and boost external promotion of the sector's products, for instance at international trade fairs;

5. Hopes, further, that it will be possible to establish a Community programme – involving the adoption of measures backed by the necessary resources – for the textile and clothing industry, and especially for the less-favoured regions – urban or rural – which are dependent on it, including those which will be affected by the statistical effect, and encompassing support for research and innovation (in accordance with the 7th framework programme), restructuring, vocational training, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), whilst respecting the Santa Maria da Feira Charter, together with Community initiatives to encourage the development of brands and promotion of the industry’s products abroad, in particular at trade ...[+++] shows and international trade fairs, and to step up the fight against counterfeiting at European level;

3. Calls on the Commission to draw up a Community programme - with adequate resources - for the textile and clothing sector, particularly in the least-favoured regions which are dependent on the sector, covering support for research, innovation, vocational training and SMEs; and likewise, a Community programme to stimulate the development of brands and the promotion of the sector's products abroad, especially at international trade fairs;

facilitate and encourage the promotion and movement of European audiovisual and cinematographic works at European and international trade fairs in Europe and around the globe, as well as at European and international audiovisual festivals;

A recent major study on long-term developments in international trade has predicted that by 2050 the centre of gravity of the world economy will have shifted to the Asia Pacific region, with ASEAN emerging as the world's largest exporter.