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Footwear body among those calling for big EU investment in innovation

07/07/2026

The European Footwear Confederation (CEC) is one of a large group of business bodies to have made a joint call for more investment in research and innovation to increase competitiveness in the European Union. 

CEC and the other organisations voicing concern urged the EU to allocate “a substantially increased budget” for research and innovation in its financial framework for 2028 to 2034. 

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