Overview
Lobbying Costs
350,000€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.75 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
18
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Stichting Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO)
EU Transparency Register
860901940087-20 First registered on 28 Oct 2020
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 and the World Fair Trade Organization-Europe.
The FTAO was born in 2004 when the Fair Trade networks set up an informal advocacy cooperation mechanism. In December 2010, the Fair Trade networks formalised their commitment and set up the FTAO as a legally-independent foundation ‘Fair Trade Advocacy Office’. It has a clear mandate to advocate for EU policies in support of Fair Trade and Trade Justice and to strengthen the FTAO and the Fair Trade networks and their members’ capacities to interact with and maintain an ongoing dialogue with the EU Institutions.Main EU files targeted
EU Trade policy
EU textiles strategy
Farm to Fork strategy
Social Economy Action Plan
Public ProcurementAddress
Head Office
Arthur van Schendelstraat 550, 3511 MH, Utrecht
Utrecth
NETHERLANDSEU Office
Village Partenaire – Bureau 1
Rue Fernand Bernierstraat 15
Brussels 1060
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 5 75% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 28 Oct 2020
Name Start date End Date Simon GUERIN SANZ 01 Mar 2024 28 Feb 2025 Viola Francesca CARBONI 02 Sep 2023 30 Aug 2024 Isabel GARLAND 28 Feb 2024 27 Feb 2025 Lisa GROTZNER 16 Feb 2024 14 Feb 2025 Eric PONTHIEU 10 Feb 2024 07 Feb 2025 May HYLANDER 26 Sep 2023 25 Sep 2024 Jorge CONESA DE LARA 07 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Paola PLAKU 15 Feb 2024 14 Feb 2025 virginia enssle 10 Apr 2024 10 Apr 2026 Mr Simon GUERIN SANZ 01 Mar 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Isabel GARLAND 28 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Lisa GROTZNER 16 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Paola PLAKU 15 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr Eric PONTHIEU 10 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr Ponthieu ERIC 10 Feb 2024 12 Feb 2024 Mr Jorge Conesa de Lara 07 Oct 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Charlotte VERNIER 06 Oct 2023 10 Feb 2024 Ms Virginia ENSSLE 04 Oct 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms May HYLANDER 26 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Julia WILD 07 Sep 2023 10 Feb 2024 Ms Viola Francesca CARBONI 02 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Julia WILD 20 Apr 2023 07 Sep 2023 Ms Paola PLAKU 07 Feb 2023 07 Feb 2024 Mr Ponthieu ERIC 02 Feb 2023 02 Feb 2024 Ms Marta GARDA 03 Dec 2022 31 Aug 2023 Ms Sarah CHENOUN 04 Nov 2022 31 Aug 2023 Ms May HYLANDER 29 Oct 2022 26 Sep 2023 Ms Virginia ENSSLE 21 Oct 2022 04 Oct 2023 Ms Charlotte VERNIER 19 Oct 2022 06 Oct 2023 Mr Matthias HABERL 19 Oct 2022 31 Aug 2023 Ms Didier REYNAUD 19 Oct 2022 19 Jan 2023 Mr Fabian Richter 19 Oct 2022 19 Jan 2023 Mr Jorge Conesa de Lara 24 Aug 2022 24 Aug 2023 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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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
CSO network for sustainable public procurement
EU CSO Food Policy CoalitionMember organisations
The FTAO is a foundation that was set up by
European Fair Trade Association
Network of European Worldshops
World Fair Trade Organization
Fairtrade International -
Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
350,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
90,009 € (Source: EC Trade Fair Live Fair project)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
Trade Unions#Green New deal#European Parliament Fair Trade Working Group
Communication activities
here is an overview of our statements (https://fairtrade-advocacy.org/ftao-publications/publications-statements) and here is an overview of recent news and press releases (https://fairtrade-advocacy.org/media-centre/news)
Other activities
-Domestic Advisory Group of EU agreement with Central America as well as EU agreement with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
-EU-Cariforum Consultative Committee
-EU Policy Forum on Development
-EC Advisory Groups on organic agriculture and international aspects of agriculture
Meetings
Meetings
18 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 16 Dec 2022 Location Brussels Subject VTC Meeting: Sustainable Food Systems/Procurement Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Annukka Ojala (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 17 Nov 2022 Location video conference Subject forced labour Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 24 Oct 2022 Location Brussels Subject Forestry and deforestation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
- Suvi Leinonen (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 28 Apr 2022 Location videoconference Subject sustainable textiles strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Suvi Leinonen (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 23 Mar 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Views of group of civil society organisations regarding the EU strategy for sustainable textiles Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 22 Mar 2022 Location video conference Subject Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 22 Mar 2022 Location video-call Subject Circular Economy and EU Strategy on Textiles Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Mar 2022 Location video call Subject Sustainable Textile Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet member)
- Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 09 Dec 2021 Location video call Subject Trade and sustainable development, domestic advisory groups 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 2021 Location Online Subject Sustainable Corporate Governance initiative - inclusion of smallholder farmers Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Joanna Stawowy (Cabinet member)
- Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 14 Oct 2021 Location video call Subject Promoting Fair and Ethical Trade practices 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 17 Sep 2021 Location videoconference Subject the forthcoming proposal on deforestation-free regulation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 21 May 2021 Location Virtual Subject The value of certification in due diligence systems Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 21 May 2021 Location video-call Subject The value of certification in due diligence systems’ Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Anthony Agotha (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Mar 2021 Location Skype call Subject Purchasing practices in HREDD regulation DG Justice and Consumers Attending - Salla Saastamoinen (Director-General)
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Date 21 Jan 2021 Location video-conference Subject Fair trade 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 20 Jan 2021 Location Brussels Subject VC Meeting - Discussion on minimum sustainability criteria for public procurement. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Annukka Ojala (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - European Coordination Via Campesina
- International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements EU Regional Group
- Eurocities
- ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability European Secretariat
- European Heart Network
- European Environmental Bureau
- Health Care Without Harm Europe
- European Public Health Alliance
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Date 20 Jan 2021 Location Brussels - video conference Subject Discussion on minimum sustainability criteria for public procurement Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists