EcoFair Trade Dialogue: Strategy Meeting in Brussels
10/10/2011

Strategy Meeting of the partner organizations of EcoFair Trade Dialogue Project. The future strategic direction in the areas of agricultural trade, speculation with agricultural products and the EU's agricultural policy in 2012 will be discussed.

 

Date: 8th - 9th December 2011

Place: Centre Interdiocésain, Rue Guimard 1, Brussels

 

Schedule of Strategy Meeting
 

Thursday, 8/12/2011

09:00 Welcome, aim of the meeting and schedule

09:15 Short presentation of the participants

09:35 Short presentation of the project activities 2011 and a report of the implemented results of the first strategy meeting

09:50 Inputs on:
1. CAP - Aurèle Destrée
2. Speculation - Tom Lines
3. European trade policy - Rebecca Varghese Buchholz (not yet confirmed)

10:30 Coffee Break

10:50 Political challenges 2012: introduction and methodological instructions for the discussion process.

11:05 Political challenges: discussion with 3 topics in small working groups: I ROUND
1. CAP
2. Speculation
3. European trade policy

12:00 Political challenges: discussion with 3 topics in small working groups: II ROUND
Participants join a different topic then in round I

13:00 End of the first part.

 

Friday, 9/12/2011

09:00 Welcome back, summary of Thursday meeting + EP event

09:15 Schedule

09:20 Presentation of outcomes of the two discussion circles

09:50 Introduction of the working groups and aims

10:00 Working groups: I ROUND
1. CAP
2. Speculation
3. European trade policy

11:00 Coffee Break

11:15 Working groups: II ROUND
Participants join a different topic then in round

12:15 Presentation of the outcomes of the working groups

12:50 Next steps and bye bye

13:00 End of the second part.

 

Events

Workshop on “India-EU FTA: For Whom?” in New Delhi
Press Conference and Lobby Briefing in Berlin
Strengthening the Role of Human Rights in the EU Trade Policy