This MoU is structurally significant for the sector and marks the inclusion of fashion alongside other industrial subjects on the agenda of this bilateral summit.
The signature, by Pascal Morand, Executive President of the FHCM, and Carlo Capasa, Chairman of the CNMI, took place within the framework of the France-Italy Business Forum, organised by Business France and the Medef, under the high patronage of the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron, bringing together public decision-makers and economic stakeholders from the main industrial sectors. The signature took place in presence of Sébastien Martin, French Minister Delegate for Industry and Adolfo Urso, Italian Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy.
This text marks a new stage in Franco-Italian cooperation in the service of European creative fashion and reaffirms the complementarity and vitality of the relationship between the sectors of both countries. Cooperation is structured around three priority axes:
- Fashion Weeks: permanent dialogue and cooperation between the Paris and Milan Fashion Weeks, support for emerging designers also provided through exchange programmes..
- Shared vision at European level: joint initiatives on sustainability (notably the ESG framework published in May 2026), protection of savoir-faire, and advocacy of a common position before European institutions on eco-design (ESPR), intellectual property, and the fight against counterfeiting.
- Collaboration to support education and the attractiveness of the professions: Franco-Italian consortium on CSR best practices, professional mobility, and joint initiatives to attract young talent.
