"industria del calzado" in English

Part of its cultural identity, its history, its fabric, comes from its historic ties with the shoemaking industry.

If we do not do so, then all of our labour-intensive industries will follow in the footsteps of the footwear industry.

We have a museum, we have cultural events around the shoemaking industry - and it all came before the European Union.

I use that as a restructuring example, since I live in Northampton, at one time the capital of British shoe-making.

the shoe industry

Here in Europe, more than 40000 footwear jobs have been lost and more than 1000 footwear companies have closed down since 2001.

Does the Commission consider that support for prawn farms, in the form of reduced tariffs, is consistent with the Council's abovementioned decision?

Some producers have increased their exports and others, including Turkey and some of the ACP countries, have seen their exports to the EU and elsewhere hold steady or fall.

What that tells you is that we will have enormous problems in five years’ time – in the footwear industry, in the bicycle industry, in the car industry and in iron- and steelmaking.

Can the Commission state what action it is taking on the matter, especially with regard to the European Footwear Industry Confederation's request for an anti-dumping inquiry?