Fair Trade Advocacy Office

FTAO

The Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO) speaks out on behalf of the Fair Trade movement for Fair Trade and Trade Justice with the aim to improve the livelihoods of marginalised producers and workers in the South.

Lobbying Activity

Response to EU strategy for textiles

1 Feb 2021

Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)

24 Jun 2020 · introductory meeting on nutrition, social economy, human rights in partner countries - global value chains

Meeting with Nils Behrndt (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)

15 Oct 2018 · Future “development cooperation instrument” and Fair Trade - Public procurement of fair textiles

Meeting with Elisabetta Siracusa (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

29 Mar 2017 · General agri issues

Meeting with Nils Behrndt (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)

15 Mar 2017 · Benefits of fairtrade for producing communities

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

6 Mar 2017 · optimal landscape for EU framework action against UTPs

Meeting with Claes Bengtsson (Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager)

13 Feb 2017 · EU Competition Policy & Sustainability

Meeting with Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)

18 Jun 2015 · Fair trade

Meeting with Cecile Billaux (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

2 Mar 2015 · Fair trade initiatives

Meeting with Denis Cajo (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)

23 Feb 2015 · Issues pertaining to expectations of Fair Trade movement from the new Commission in the area of development cooperation; fair trade in the post-2015 framework; EU Flagship Initiative in the garment sector; private sector and development.

Meeting with Cecile Billaux (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

4 Dec 2014 · Promoting Fair Trade