“The FTAO, in consultation with the FTAO Project Team “European strategy for Fair Trade” has put together a position paper to influence the upcoming EU trade and investment strategy, which is being revised.
The position paper has been shared with the FTAO EC contacts. The EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom is expected to give a reaction to the Fair Trade movement demands at the upcoming European Parliament Fair Trade breakfast, which will take place in the morning of 14 October. This is the same day that, according to the current EC plans, the new EU trade and investment strategy will be made public”…
Reed the document: An innovative EU approach in support of Fair Trade practices
| Best practice: EU delegation in Colombia The EU Delegation in Colombia organised various Fair Trade related activities in the framework of the implementation of the EU and Colombia Trade agreement. They hosted a seminar on Fair Trade, inviting other embassies and government representatives to learn more about the topic and to introduce them to the Fair Trade actors in Colombia. In the framework of the meeting of the trade and sustainable development board of the EU and Colombia Trade agreement, the EU delegation organised an event on “Sustainable Trade and Investment with the Trade Agreement between the European Union and Colombia/Peru”, which included an Fair Trade Fair with a pavilion dedicated to showcase Fair Trade products from Colombia and a panel discussion. A summary and photos of the Fair Trade Fair and panel discussion recently hosted by the EU delegation in Colombia (in Spanish): http://clac-comerciojusto.org/pequenos-productores-de-comercio-justo-demuestran-que-otra-colombia-es-posible |
