Executives from the European ceramic tiles industry and national associations from all over Europe, including Spain’s ASCER organisation, gathered for the 2025 CET Congress, in Wroclaw, Poland, from 12 to 14 June, to address a broad range of developments and initiatives related to competitiveness of EU manufacturing, climate & energy, market access, trade defence, health & safety, environment, as well as construction and housing.
On Friday 13 June, the CET General Assembly took place at Wroclaw, the meeting was opened by CET vice-presidents Roman Blažíček and Raul Carnicer, with a welcome address by Ferdynand Gacki, president of Polska Unia Ceramiczna. A recorded message from MEP Elisabetta Gualmini, Chair of the European Policy Ceramics Forum, underlined the importance of the ceramic industry for strategic EU value chains and local jobs, and called for policies that support a shift from a Europe of consumers to a Europe of producers. CET vice-president Raul Carnicer stressed “urgent need for a significant shift in EU policies to reverse the current trend of replacing EU industrial manufacturing by imports from countries with significantly lower environmental and social costs”.
The agenda featured detailed updates on economic indicators, trade, and regulatory developments.
Economic indicators presented showed a continued negative impact of the energy crisis combined with increased regulatory costs on the competitiveness of EU ceramic tiles production.
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