Overview
Lobbying Costs
140,000€
Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
8
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Branded Clothing Alliance (EBCA)
EU Transparency Register
61866543669-46 First registered on 25 May 2010
Goals / Remit
The European Branded Clothing Alliance (EBCA) is a coalition of European retail clothing brands. Between us we represent around 60 brands and employ over 150,000 people in our European operations.
The Alliance provides the first collective and exclusive voice for retail clothing brands in Europe. Drawing upon a balanced and representative membership present in a range of EU member states, the Alliance seeks to serve as a sounding-board for EU policy-makers as they develop trade policy that seeks to balance the interests of all Europeans in an increasingly global environment.
EBCA showcases the contribution of clothing retailers to European competitiveness and employment, and seeks to ensure a more predictable business environment, a positive trade agenda, and a better deal for European consumers.
EBCA’s priorities include:
An open trade agenda: the Alliance is seeking an open EU trade agenda that respects global trading rules. We continue to support the European Commission’s work to secure fair market access at both multilateral and bilateral levels;
Responsible competitiveness: members of the Alliance take very seriously the social and environmental responsibilities that come with manufacturing and retailing in multiple countries. All members are committed to upholding rigorous and internationally recognised standards of corporate responsibility across the full range of our operations. Our members work closely with trade unions and civil society in countries where we operate to ensure consistency in achieving these standards;
Supporting jobs and innovation: the members of the Alliance manufacture in Europe and in many emerging countries, and all have significant investments in design, research and retail activities in the EU. We strongly support the EU’s economic agenda focusing on creating an environment that supports innovation and R&D. Our members continue to make heavy investments in R&D activities in Europe and playing a leading role in fostering innovation in materials and processes;
Protecting consumer interests: we place the interests of consumers at the heart of our agenda. The Alliance believes that European policy-makers should give careful consideration to the impact that trade policy measures can have on consumers. EU trade policy should seek to balance the interests of European producers and retailers with the priorities of many millions of dispersed consumers.Main EU files targeted
As a coalition of European retail clothing brands with both a European and global presence, EBCA’s main activities focus on ensuring an open trade agenda and fair market access at both bilateral and multilateral levels.
As a consequence, the subject matter of EBCA’s outreach efforts consists of the following:
• Greater liberalization of trade during the negotiation of free trade agreements;
• The conclusion of a WTO agreement in the Doha round;
• Market access for European companies to third country markets;
• Trade facilitation through the harmonization of customs procedures in each member state;
• Effective protection of intellectual property rules;
• An efficient, equitable and user-friendly customs-valuation system.Address
Head Office
Square de Meeus, 35
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 50% 2 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Ignacio Sierra Armas (EBCA President)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Ignacio Sierra Armas (EBCA President)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
140,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Trade Contact Group#E02134 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2134 #Member #C#Commission Expert Group on Textile Names and Labelling#E02773 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2773 #Observer #C
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
8 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 May 2023 Location Brussels Subject Trade Policy strategy, free trade agreements, Generalised Scheme of preferences, trade and sustainable development Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Nov 2022 Location BERL Subject Forced labour product ban, Generalised Scheme of Preferences Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 May 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Enforcement and implementation of trade agreements Anti-coercion instrument Trade negotiations with Mexico and Mercosur and South Asia Counterfeiting Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Apr 2022 Location video-conference Subject Trade and sustainable development, due diligence, forced labour, Generalised Scheme of Preference Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 May 2021 Location virtual Subject - open strategic autonomy - textile industry and trade - global supply chains - recover from covid-19 crisis Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Zaneta Vegnere (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 May 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium. Subject Possibilities to reform rules of origin, and market access challenges in Indonesia Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Jon Nyman (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject Latest developments in the field. Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Leon Delvaux (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Trade policy priorities of the retail clothing sector Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Jon Nyman (Cabinet member)