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Overview
Lobbying Costs
250,000€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
10
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO)
EU Transparency Register
20744335040-66 First registered on 19 Jan 2011
Goals / Remit
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.
The FTAO is a joint initiative of Fairtrade International, the World Fair Trade Organization-Global and the World Fair Trade Organization-Europe. Through these three networks the FTAO represents an estimate of 2.5 million Fair Trade producers and workers from 70 countries, 24 labelling initiatives, over 500 specialised Fair Trade importers, 4,000 World Shops and more than 100,000 volunteers.Main EU files targeted
EU trade policies, EU development aid policies, EU agricultural policies, EU environmental policies, EU competion and internal market policies.
Address
Head Office
Village Partenaire
Rue Fernand Bernierstraat, 15
Brussels 1060
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 6 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 25 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Ms Ciara Quinn 11 Jan 2020 11 Jul 2020 Ms Elena Lunder 01 Nov 2019 01 May 2020 Mr Sergi CORBALAN 13 Sep 2019 12 Sep 2020 Mr Jorge Conesa de Lara 11 Jul 2019 11 Jul 2020 Ms Margaux Roze 02 Jul 2019 21 Dec 2019 Ms Fabienne Yver 19 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020 Ms Julia Hebron 19 Jun 2019 01 Jan 2020 Ms Roze des Ordons Margaux 28 Feb 2019 30 Jun 2019 Mr Fabian Richter 16 Feb 2019 16 Aug 2019 Ms Blandine Camus 12 Dec 2018 27 Feb 2019 Mr Jonathan Matthysen 07 Dec 2018 07 Jun 2019 Ms Farah Altaher 15 Nov 2018 08 Dec 2018 Mr Peter Möhringer 09 Nov 2018 09 Nov 2019 Mr Sergi CORBALAN 21 Sep 2018 13 Sep 2019 Ms Roberta Discetti 13 Sep 2018 13 Mar 2019 Ms Ffion Storer Jones 08 Jun 2018 08 Jun 2019 Ms Farah Altaher 20 Apr 2018 01 Nov 2018 Ms Fabienne Yver 14 Mar 2018 14 Mar 2019 Mr Peter Möhringer 13 Oct 2017 13 Oct 2018 Mr Sergi CORBALAN 06 Oct 2017 21 Sep 2018 Mr Angelos Athanasopoulos 02 Sep 2017 01 Apr 2018 Ms Marta DE BONIS 01 Sep 2017 01 Mar 2018 Ms Alice Sinigaglia 31 Aug 2017 23 Aug 2018 Ms Allegra Santilli 31 Aug 2017 01 Mar 2018 Mr Jacopo Prina 23 Feb 2017 31 Aug 2017 Ms Gwenaëlle Mercier 02 Feb 2017 31 Aug 2017 Ms Martina Bulzomi' 08 Nov 2016 05 May 2017 Mr Giorgio CALIGARI 22 Aug 2016 01 Feb 2017 Mr Sergi CORBALAN 13 Sep 2016 02 Sep 2017 Mr Peter Möhringer 13 Sep 2016 09 Sep 2017 Ms Alice Sinigaglia 22 Aug 2016 15 Jul 2017 Ms Martina Bulzomi' 22 Aug 2016 08 Nov 2016 Mr Caligari Giorgio 22 Aug 2016 01 Nov 2016 Ms Maria Laura Romani 22 Aug 2016 01 Dec 2016 Ms Arianna Americo 02 Feb 2016 29 Jul 2016 Ms Oriane Pierres 02 Feb 2016 29 Jul 2016 Mr Sergi CORBALAN 08 Oct 2015 14 Sep 2016 Mr Sebastien Leclef 20 Aug 2015 21 Aug 2016 Mr Peter Möhringer 20 Aug 2015 21 Aug 2016 Ms Elide Vincenti 18 Jul 2015 16 Mar 2016 Ms Alice Sinigaglia 17 Jul 2015 15 Jul 2016 Mr Fabio Montanari 17 Jul 2015 15 Feb 2016 Ms Beatrice Casamenti 13 Feb 2015 11 Aug 2015 Ms Guilia Vespucci 11 Feb 2015 10 Aug 2015 Ms Elba ESTRADA GUTIERREZ 16 Jan 2015 17 Jul 2015 Ms Chiara Gronchi 04 Sep 2014 03 Mar 2015 Mrs Elba ESTRADA GUTIERREZ 16 Jan 2015 27 Jan 2015 Mr Sergi CORBALAN 11 Nov 2014 08 Oct 2015 Mrs Chiara Gronchi 04 Sep 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mr Peter Möhringer 04 Sep 2014 20 Aug 2015 Mr Sebastien Leclef 21 Aug 2014 12 Aug 2015 Ms Kristýna Němčanská 15 Jul 2014 03 Mar 2015 Mr Lorenzo Pietro Spiller 25 Feb 2014 09 Aug 2014 Ms Maria Crippa 13 Feb 2014 12 Aug 2014 Mrs Elba ESTRADA GUTIERREZ 07 Feb 2014 16 Jan 2015 Mr Sergi CORBALAN 16 Oct 2013 15 Oct 2014 Ms Petra Hlavackova 15 Aug 2013 14 Aug 2014 Ms Alessia Ciardo 15 Aug 2013 14 Aug 2014 Mr Peter Möhringer 15 Aug 2013 14 Aug 2014 Mr Sebastien Leclef 01 Jun 2013 31 May 2014 Mr Vittorio Mussetto 12 Jan 2013 10 Aug 2013 Ms Gabriela Filipovà 12 Jan 2013 10 Aug 2013 Mrs Elba ESTRADA GUTIERREZ 19 Jan 2013 15 Jan 2014 Mrs Hilary JEUNE 10 Oct 2012 13 Aug 2013 Mr Sergi CORBALAN 18 Sep 2012 12 Sep 2013 Ms Catharina Sigala 15 Sep 2012 08 Feb 2013 Ms Paola Cairoli 08 Aug 2012 08 Feb 2013 Mr Marco Cosa 08 Aug 2012 08 Feb 2013 Mr Sergi CORBALAN 15 Sep 2011 01 Aug 2012 Mrs Hilary JEUNE 15 Sep 2011 01 Aug 2012 Mr Tom ROTTINGHUIS 19 Dec 2011 01 Sep 2012 Mrs Elba ESTRADA GUTIERREZ 23 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013 Mrs Elena TIBERTI 30 Jan 2012 16 Jul 2012 Mrs Ellen BOHLIN 09 Feb 2012 16 Jul 2012 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Sergi Corbalan (Executive Director)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Sergi Corbalan (Executive Director)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
FTAO is at present not a member of any formal association/ federation or confederation.
FTAO works closely with other NGOs and wider civil society loose networks related to the issue. This for example could be with Trade Unions, Cooperatives, ISEAL and NGOs working on trade and development issues. FTAO also closely works with local authorities committed to Fair Trade.Member organisations
o Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International: www.fairtrade.net
o World Fair Trade Organisation- Europe: www.wfto-europe.org
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
250,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
179,785 € (Source: DG DEVCO)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
CDG Organic Farming#E03199 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3199 #Member #C#CDG International aspects of agriculture#E03197 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3197 #Member #C#Multi-stakeholder platform on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU #E03529 #Sergi Corbalan#http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3529 #Member #B#Civil society, Employees/workers, SMEs#Corporate Social Responsibility#The global dimension of SDGs, including trade and migration#High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain#E03337 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3337 #Member #C
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Main priorities>
- European strategy for Fair Trade
- Power in supply chains campaign
www.fairtrade-advocacy.org/powerOther activities
The FTAO follows EU policies and initiatives that have an impact on International trade, in particular on the livelihoods of marginalised producers and workers in the South. This include EU trade, development, environment, agriculture, internal market policies.
Meetings
Meetings
10 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 24 Jun 2020 Location Videoconference Subject introductory meeting on nutrition, social economy, human rights in partner countries - global value chains Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Oct 2018 Location Brussels Subject Future “development cooperation instrument” and Fair Trade - Public procurement of fair textiles Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica Portfolio International Cooperation & Development Attending - Nils Behrndt (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Mar 2017 Location Brussels, BERL Subject General agri issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Elisabetta Siracusa (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Benefits of fairtrade for producing communities Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica Portfolio International Cooperation & Development Attending - Nils Behrndt (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject optimal landscape for EU framework action against UTPs Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Feb 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject EU Competition Policy & Sustainability Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Competition Attending - Claes Bengtsson (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Fair trade Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)
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Date 02 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Fair trade initiatives Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Cécile Billaux (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Feb 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject 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. Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica Portfolio International Cooperation & Development Attending - Denis Cajo (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Dec 2014 Location Bruxelles Subject Promoting Fair Trade Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Cécile Billaux (Cabinet member)