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Fair Trade Public Procurement, a tool for sustainable development
Join the conference at the Dortmund Westfalenhalle, Germany, on 24th September 2010
The final conference of the Public Affairs project aims at presenting the key outputs of the project’s research and successful initiatives by committed local and regional authorities. The conference will also set the state of play of Fair Trade Public Procurement (FTPP) in Europe, and explain how to continue using FTPP as a tool to support sustainable development and in particular marginalized producers from developing countries. Many high level speakers from across the EU are invited to discuss key topics of FTPP such as legal do and don’ts in FTPP, textile and clothing, as well as food and catering sector issues.
For more information about the conference and the registration procedures, please click here
Registration is still open!
To download the conference programme in English, please click here
To download the detailed conference programme in English , please click here
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What is the Observatory? |
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The European Observatory on Fair Trade Public Procurement is a Europe-wide platform for those interested in Fair Public Procurement that has been set up within the Public Affairs project and will continuously monitor and analyse laws on Public Procurement, disseminate research and studies on this subject and make available best practices, case studies and tenders.
This website has been expanded throughout 2008 and 2009 in order to provide an interactive online platform where those interested can gather and share information through the Observatory’s network.
By the end of 2010, a European Model on FTPP will be published, that will guide public authorities on how to include Fair Trade criteria in their tenders and will indicate targets towards purchasing in a Fair manner and will also be available online. New best practices and researches about national laws will also be available on the website.
For more information on the Public Affairs project please click here.
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The European Parliament calls again on the European Commission to encourage Fair Trade Public Procurement |
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18 May 2010 (Brussels) - The European Parliament issued a clear call to action in the report “New developments in public procurement” from 18 May, 2010 as it renews pressure on the European Commission to support Fair Trade Public Procurement. The Fair Trade movement applauds the Parliament's adoption and waits for results from the Commission.
The European Parliament (EP) "Calls on the Commission to encourage public authorities to use Fair Trade criteria in their public tenders and purchasing policies on the basis of the Fair Trade definition as recognized by the European Parliament resolution on Fair Trade and Development of 6 June 2006 and the recent European Commission Communication of 5 May 2009; reiterates its earlier call to the Commission to promote this by, e.g., producing constructive guidelines for Fair Trade procurement; welcomes the unanimous adoption of the opinion of the Committee of the Regions on 11 February 2010 calling for a common European Fair Trade strategy for local and regional authorities".
This call must be interpreted in the context of the current work of the European Commission (EC) on a draft guide “Buying social: a guide to taking account of social considerations in public procurement”, expected by June 2010, which is supposed to give guidance on how to include social considerations in public procurement. The European Parliament calls again on the European Commission to encourage Fair Trade Public Procurement.
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New! Interactive Map on Fair Trade Public Procurement
By simply registering in our Network section, (see 'Access' at the top of the second menu box) you will find our new Interactive Map providing links to Fair Trade Public Procurement Best Practices across Europe; from coffee, to textiles, and from flowers to catering in school canteens. You will also find links to the Public Affairs Project's Partners, and to the International Fair Trade Town Campaign webpages, where you can find information on all the towns and cities across the world that have made the commitment to Fair Trade.
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