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Welcome to the European Textile Collectivities Association
ACTE, European Textile Collectivities Association, was founded in Portugal, in 1991, by six municipalities and is currently one of the first associations of local authorities at European level. The founding aim of ACTE is to represent and defend the interests of territorial collectivities and adherent organisations that represent territories with a presence of the textile, clothing, leather, footwear and fashion accessories sectors.


Mask ACTE supports the Fashion Festival 2013 in Tunis (TUNISIA)
From the 4th to the 5th April 2013 will take place the 1st edition of the Fashion Festival in Tunis (Tunisia), organized by the National chamber of lingerie’s manufacturers. This innovative event will offer the chance to discover Tunisian designers and appreciate the know-how of garment companies in Tunisia.
Mask ACTE Newsletter
The ACTE Presidency has release a new edition of the ACTE Newsletter. We kindly invite you to read its contents.
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Mask ACTE Presidency participates to TEX-MED that will take place from October, 3rd to 5th in Tunisia
Mrs. Colette Huvenne, ACTE Executive President, will present ACTE network in the framework of the TEX-MED Euro-Mediterranean Clothing salon, an important clothing fair in Tunis next 3rd, October 2012.
Mask 2nd Edition ACTE Young Designers Contest in Riccione (Italy)
The second edition of the European contest of young designers "The fashion contest awards" will take place on July 20 th in Riccione (Italy). This contest will ocurre inside the Riccione Moda Italia 2012, an Italian national event that promotes talent, creativity and design.
Mask 20th General Assembly of ACTE in Łódź, Poland
The Twentieth General Assembly of the European Textile Collectivities Association (ACTE) will be convened on Friday, April 20 in Łódź, the leading centre of Polish textile industry.
Mask 3rd edition of BADALONA MODA: “Joaquim Mercader Competition for young designers”
Last 10th November took place in Badalona International Business Centre-BCIN the 3rd edition of BDN Moda. This event is organised by Reactivació Badalona, the City Council of Badalona and ACTE, with the aim to promote young designers in the beginning of their professional careers.
Mask The 1st International Contest dedicated to the Innovative Textiles and the Design: FUTUROTEXTILES AWARDS 2012
The European Centre of Innovative Textiles (CETI) has launched, on October 2011, the Futurotextiles Awards 2012. The Contest is aimed at supporting the textile innovation. It is an initiative of CETI - an emblematic project of the Competitiveness Pole Up-Tex supported by Lille Métropole, Président of ACTE - and Lille design, in collaboration with Lille 3000 and FUTEX.
Mask ACTE celebrates in Lille the fisrt Executive Committee of the new mandate
Last Friday 14th October was held in Lille (France) the first ACTE Executive Committee of the new mandate of the European network, that begun after the General Assembly that took place last April in Santa Margarida de Montbui (Barcelona).
Mask FUTUROTEXTILES in Córdoba - 3rd May to 3th June 2011
The city of Córdoba (Spain) hosted the exhibition Futurotextiles from 3rd May to 3th June. Futurotextiles has help to promote the textile culture in Andalusie, and to stimulate the textile industry, that is actually redifining its business models in order to generate added value in our territories.

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