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    EFTTA joins forces with French fishing industry association

    6 October 2024

    The agreement is expected to help the two trade bodies have a more effective impact.

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    Three EFFTA board directors resign

    12 October 2023

    Three of the EFTTA (European Fishing Tackle Trade Association) board members have resigned following the association’s decision not to accept their bid to run the EFTTEX (European Fishing Tackle & Trade Exhibition) 2024 trade show. Ciro Esposito (Europesca Sport), Rudi Heger (Traun River Products) and István Pál (Energofish), who were ...

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    European Fishing Tackle Trade Association confirms move from London to Brussels

    9 April 2021

    The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) has confirmed its plan to relocate its headquarters and EFFTEX trade show subsidiary from London to Brussels later this year. EFTTA confirmed the move to its members in its latest newsletter, according to a report by Angling International, explaining that the decision was ...

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    European Fishing Tackle Trade Association to move HQ to Brussels

    9 March 2021

    The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) is planning to move its headquarters from London to Brussels later this year. According to a report in Angling International, the move is set to be completed in September. The decision is consistent with the activity of the organization, which conducts lobbying in ...

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    Pierangelo Zanetta, former Shimano executive and EFFTA president, has died

    1 February 2021

    Pierangelo Zanetta, the former managing director of Shimano Europe Fishing Holdings, has died after a long illness. Zanetta was an important figure in the global fishing tackle industry. In 2007, while working at Shimano, he joined the board of the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA). He was elected president ...