On 21 November 2019, a Textile Flagship 1 (Sustainable textile materials) symposium has been organised by Saxion University of Applied Sciences in Enschede, the Netherlands. This high-quality symposium with some 50 participants from 12 countries was dedicated to the latest developments in mechanical and chemical post-consumer textile recycling, with speakers from companies, research organisations, Dutch national and European projects, and initiatives.

On 24 to 26 September the European Research and Innovation days organised by the European Commission took place in Brussels.

ETP Secretary-General Lutz Walter attended the 3 days of knowledge and experience sharing, policy co-creation, and networking to develop a better understanding of how HORIZON EUROPE, the next EU research, and innovation funding programme for 2021-2027 will look like.

The Textile ETP coordinated project SmartX - European Smart Textiles Accelerator - has participated in the first Regional Workshop that took place in Biella, Italy on 30th September hosted by Po.In.Tex. Some 35 participants attended workshop where the details of the upcoming first SmartX call were presented by Lutz Walter.