Stichting Fair Trade Advocacy Office
FTAO
The Fair Trade Advocacy Office catalyses collaboration within the international Fair Trade movement on policy, advocacy and campaigning activity; facilitates knowledge co-creation and sharing on Fair Trade policies and practices; and leads advocacy work on European Union legislation, policies and their implementation.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament) and
17 Nov 2025 · Sustainability omnibus - update for civil society
Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
3 Nov 2025 · Sustainability omnibus - update for civil society
Meeting with Mario Furore (Member of the European Parliament)
2 Oct 2025 · Omnibus I
Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
2 Oct 2025 · Sustainability omnibus - update for civil society
Meeting with José Cepeda (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)
30 Sept 2025 · INI subcontracting chains
Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
16 Sept 2025 · Omnibus I
Meeting with Rasmus Nordqvist (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Jun 2025 · Closed roundtable on ecodesign
Meeting with David Cormand (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)
23 Jun 2025 · UTP
Meeting with David Cormand (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)
27 May 2025 · UTP
Meeting with Catarina Vieira (Member of the European Parliament)
21 May 2025 · Fair trade advocacy on Omnibus DROI opinion
Meeting with Dirk Gotink (Member of the European Parliament)
12 May 2025 · Omnibus 1, CSDDD
Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
29 Apr 2025 · Sustainability omnibus
Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament) and EcoVadis
25 Apr 2025 · EU Omnibus
Meeting with Piotr Müller (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
4 Apr 2025 · Evaluation of the Public Procurement Directives
Meeting with Pierfrancesco Maran (Member of the European Parliament) and
4 Apr 2025 · Public procurement
Meeting with Javier Moreno Sánchez (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Mar 2025 · EU Trade policy
Meeting with Anna Strolenberg (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
24 Feb 2025 · Discussion fair trade agenda of the commission
Meeting with Annalisa Corrado (Member of the European Parliament) and OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE
6 Feb 2025 · Unfair Trading Practices in Agriculture
Meeting with Marit Maij (Member of the European Parliament) and
5 Dec 2024 · “Global Green Deal: How the EU can lead a Fair and Just Transition worldwide”
Meeting with Estelle Ceulemans (Member of the European Parliament)
2 Dec 2024 · Dossier EMPL à venir
Meeting with Delara Burkhardt (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Nov 2024 · textiles
Meeting with Bernd Lange (Member of the European Parliament)
7 Nov 2024 · General exchange of views
Meeting with Lynn Boylan (Member of the European Parliament)
5 Nov 2024 · Fair trade practices in EU policy
Meeting with Rasmus Nordqvist (Member of the European Parliament)
16 Oct 2024 · Textile policy: Meeting with Fair Trade Advocacy Office
Meeting with Alice Kuhnke (Member of the European Parliament)
1 Oct 2024 · Textiles and due diligence
Meeting with Raphaël Glucksmann (Member of the European Parliament)
9 Sept 2024 · Fair Trade
Meeting with Helmut Scholz (Member of the European Parliament)
25 Apr 2024 · Fair Trade
Meeting with Agnes Jongerius (Member of the European Parliament)
20 Feb 2024 · Public Procurement
Meeting with Saskia Bricmont (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Oct 2023 · Rencontre avec les acteurs du commerce équitable
Meeting with Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
25 Sept 2023 · Forced Labour ban
Meeting with Raphaël Glucksmann (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
14 Apr 2023 · APA - Forced labour
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
8 Mar 2023 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Meeting with Marlene Mortler (Member of the European Parliament)
8 Mar 2023 · Textile industry
Meeting with Ilan De Basso (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and
28 Feb 2023 · Möte
Meeting with Delara Burkhardt (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
8 Feb 2023 · Textiles
Meeting with Pär Holmgren (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
11 Jan 2023 · EU Textile Strategy (staff level)
Meeting with Annukka Ojala (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides) and
16 Dec 2022 · VTC Meeting: Sustainable Food Systems/Procurement
Response to European Critical Raw Materials Act
25 Nov 2022
Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and
17 Nov 2022 · forced labour
Meeting with Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen), Suvi Leinonen (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and
24 Oct 2022 · Forestry and deforestation
Meeting with Suvi Leinonen (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and The Traidcraft Exchange
28 Apr 2022 · sustainable textiles strategy
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
23 Mar 2022 · Views of group of civil society organisations regarding the EU strategy for sustainable textiles
Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and
22 Mar 2022 · Circular Economy and EU Strategy on Textiles
Meeting with Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders) and
22 Mar 2022 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and
10 Mar 2022 · Sustainable Textile Strategy
Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
9 Dec 2021 · Trade and sustainable development, domestic advisory groups
Meeting with Joanna Stawowy (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski), Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski) and
29 Nov 2021 · Sustainable Corporate Governance initiative - inclusion of smallholder farmers
Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
14 Oct 2021 · Promoting Fair and Ethical Trade practices
Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and
17 Sept 2021 · the forthcoming proposal on deforestation-free regulation
Meeting with Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and
21 May 2021 · The value of certification in due diligence systems
Meeting with Anthony Agotha (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and
21 May 2021 · The value of certification in due diligence systems’
Meeting with Salla Saastamoinen (Director-General Justice and Consumers)
31 Mar 2021 · Purchasing practices in HREDD regulation
Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
21 Jan 2021 · Fair trade
Meeting with Annukka Ojala (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides) and
20 Jan 2021 · VC Meeting - Discussion on minimum sustainability criteria for public procurement.
Meeting with Lukas Visek (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and
20 Jan 2021 · Discussion on minimum sustainability criteria for public procurement
Response to Sustainable Products Policy Legislative Initiative
15 Nov 2020