The primary objects of the high-technology for competitiveness and continual development of the European textile industry are as follows: to maintain research activities and development of new technologies, to define innovative strategies for better competitiveness and modernization of the European textile sector, to ensure new transfer mechinisms for terminating the expansion, the compensation and application of thematic research networks and technology, and to increase the intensity of fundamental European textile researches by combining expert knowledge into a unique harmony by means of a connective project with a clear strategy. The characteristics of the European clothing industry are as follows: accelerated transfer of production function, first of all into Eastern European countries (which means abandoning labor-intensive production in Europe), market specialization and investments in modern and innovative technologies, intensified market access and internationalization, as well as strategic link. The latter was given special emphasis as the only means of survival for the textile branch, and as a good opportunity to strengthen the position of companies by combining different sources. It is necessary to restructure the overall program at the organizational, technological, financial, personnel and information levels. Special emphasis should be placed on the development of textronics, which are of special significance to the development and application of intelligent systems, intelligent clothing, textile and footwear, as well as online systems for automatically monitoring the sewing processes of high-quality garments.