The European Textile Service Association (ETSA) represents the textile services industry, including laundering and rental services for reusable textiles like workwear, uniforms, and linens. ETSA also collaborates with textile manufacturers, national associations, and suppliers of machinery and detergents.
ETS
European Textile Service Association
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 042969910219-77
4
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
4
legislative files
of 326 tracked
2
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1205 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #404 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
3
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€500K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
1
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2012
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Euratex →
- European Safety Federation - ESF
- ETP
- European Business Services Alliance - EBSA
- National Associations representing the textile care sector
- https://www.textile-services.eu/our_members/
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- ETSA (EUROPEAN TEXTILE SERVICES ASSOCIATION) (ETSA)
- Head office
- BRUSSELS, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
European Textile Service Association filed 4 positions between 20 Jul 2023 and 27 Feb 2026, across 4 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
2023 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 2 filed
What they argued
ETSA, the European Textile Service Association, represents and works on behalf of the textile services industry, which provides laundering and rental services for reusable textile products such as workwear, linen, and uniforms, while also representing textile manufacturers, national associations, machineries and detergents.
ETSA the European Textile Service Association, a business association with membership consisting of laundries, detergents, machineries and national associations would like to express support and outline concerns regarding the EU Commission Proposed Directive on "Green Claims." While we appreciate the intention behind this proposal to promote reliable and verifiable environmental claims, we believe it is crucial to…
ETSA, the European Textile Service Association, represents and works on behalf of the textile services industry, which provides laundering and rental services for reusable textile products such as workwear, linen and uniforms, and represents textile manufacturers, national associations, machinery suppliers and detergent producers across the EU.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- DIGITALEUROPE · 4 files in common
- CPME · 4 files in common
- Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks (ZDH) · 4 files in common
- EURATEX · 4 files in common
- Bundesarchitektenkammer · 4 files in common
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