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

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