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European Cultural and Creative Industries Alliance

ECCIA

ECCIA is composed of the six major European Cultural and Creative Luxury Industry associations: Circulo Fortuny (SP), Comité Colbert (FR), Fondazione Altagamma (IT), Walpole (UK), Meisterkreis (DE) and Gustav III Kommitte (SE).

Lobbying Activity

Response to Review of the requirements for packaging and feasibility of measures to prevent packaging waste

21 Apr 2023

The European Cultural and Creative Industries Alliance (ECCIA) supports the European Commissions Green Deal and its global ambition towards a more sustainable and circular economy. We recognize that minimizing the environmental impact of packaging and packaging waste is one of the key alleys for the achievement of the Green Deal, and therefore wish to contribute to the impactful, meaningful, and enforceable revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). High-end and luxury industries are renowned for their products' excellence and exceptional creativity. Their design and product presentations are celebrated throughout the world, and they are a key asset to the EUs cultural influence and competitiveness in the global economy. Our commitment to creating high-quality products that last over time and value the finest materials through unique designs is precisely what makes the high-end and luxury industry a key component of the European cultural and creative heritage. Our products are designed to be sustainable by nature embracing both quality and durability. Produced in limited quantities, they can be repaired and restored, thus enhancing their ability to be reused, given a second life, or passed from one generation to another. This creative approach, which values timeless products, is at the very core of our business strategy. Packaging is an extension of high-end and luxury goods and a major component of our customers buying decisions. It is therefore essential for ECCIA members to retain the creative freedom to offer their customers packaging that reflects the high quality, innovation, and creative know-how that they embody. We firmly believe that our ability to combine our products aesthetics and sustainability should not be mutually exclusive and that the PPWR should strike the right balance between both. The attached position paper outlines our suggestions in detail.
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Meeting with Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

28 Sept 2022 · EU tourism policy and transition pathway

Response to Digital Services Act: deepening the Internal Market and clarifying responsibilities for digital services

29 Mar 2021

You will please find in attachment the full contribution of the European Cultural and Creative Industries Alliance (ECCIA) on the DSA proposal. ECCIA is composed of six European high-end cultural and creative industries organisations - Altagamma (Italy), Circulo Fortuny (Spain), Comité Colbert (France), Gustav III Committee (Sweden), Meisterkreis (Germany) and Walpole (UK) - who between them represent over 600 brands and cultural institutions. Based on art, culture and creativity, ECCIA’s work is underpinned by continuous innovation, a relentless focus on quality, highly skilled employment and strong exports abroad. Our members strive for the highest quality in all they do, from products and services all the way to the experience offered to consumers.
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Response to Revision of the NIS Directive

17 Mar 2021

ECCIA welcomes the Commission’s proposal for the NIS2 Directive, which will enhance the EU citizens’ security in the digital environment. Maintaining the accuracy and accessibility of domain name registration data for the upholding and preservation of a reliable, resilient and secure domain name system, is particularly important in this context in order to allow consumers, rights owners and Member States to enforce their rights by taking legal actions against cybercriminals. Indeed, the loss of access to publicly accessible domain name registration data since the application of the GDPR has been problematic for a number of cybersecurity, law-enforcement, and brand protection reasons. The Article 23 of NIS2 partly addresses this problem, by requiring that entities providing domain name registration services “collect and maintain accurate and complete domain name registration data” and publish registration data “which are not personal data” in order to “identify and contact the holders of the domain names”. These provisions will certainly help to ensure that non-personal domain name data is accurately maintained, transparent and accessible. However, we would recommend that the Directive includes more details as to how these new provisions should be implemented and enforced. You will please find in the attached contribution the ECCIA full analysis and proposals.
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Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and EUROPEAN APPAREL AND TEXTILE CONFEDERATION and H M Hennes Mauritz AB

16 Apr 2020 · Assessment of the current situation in the textile industry following COVID-19

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)

6 Apr 2018 · Working lunch with the European Cultural and Creative Industry Representatives to exchange on EU policies and future of Europe

Meeting with Friedrich Wenzel Bulst (Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager)

5 Oct 2016 · Digital Single Market