The CEPA coalition, representing a wide range of industries across the European economy – including FESI – has extended its heartfelt congratulations to His Excellency Budi Santoso on his appointment as Indonesia’s Minister of Trade. With new leadership in place in both Indonesia and the European Union, this presents a pivotal moment to strengthen Indonesian-EU trade relations and, in particular, to conclude the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (#CEPA) negotiations with an ambitious and mutually beneficial deal.

See our join letter here.

About FESI: Founded in 1960 FESI – the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry represents the interests of approximately 1.800 sporting goods manufacturers (85% of the European market) through its National Sporting Goods Industry Federations and its directly affiliated member companies. 70-75% of FESI’s membership is made up of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. In total, the European Sporting Goods Industry employs over 700.000 EU citizens and has an annual turnover of some 81 billion euro.

Contact: Ariane Gatti, FESI Senior Communication & Policy Manager / [email protected]  / +32 274 08 94