Brussels, 02/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is inviting major players in textiles and clothing to take part in a symposium in Brussels on 5 and 6 May 2003 on the future of the textiles trade after 2005, which will gather participants from around the world, including trade and industry representatives, senior policy makers of governments and international organisations, trade unionists, and representatives of NGOs and consumers. The symposium will provide an open discussion on the future of textiles and clothing trade and industry world-wide after all existing quotas under the WTO Multi-Fiber Agreement (MFA) have been abolished. Commissioner Pascal Lamy hopes the event "will provide a useful input on what we want the future world trade policy on textiles to be". For further information or to send contributions to the symposium: http: //europa.eu.int/comm/trade or textiles-trade@cec.eu.int.