European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
Acronym: EFFAT
General Information
Identification Code: 33130841043-14
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Entity Form: De facto association
Registration Category: Trade unions and professional associations
Registration Date: 2/3/2009
Last Update: 2/13/2024
EP Accredited Number: 5
Mission & Interests
Goals: 1. Composition
EFFAT is the European Federation of Trade Unions in the Food, Agriculture and Tourism sectors resulting from the merger concluded between two European trade union federations, the ECF-IUF and EFA, on 11 December 2000. As a European Federation representing 120 national trade unions from 35 European countries, EFFAT defends the interests of more than 2.6 million employees towards the European Institutions, European associations and enterprise management.
2. Objectives
EFFAT is an autonomous European trade union federation. As a member of the ETUC, EFFAT promotes members' interests jointly and with strength regarding all European interprofessional issues. EFFAT also supports the IUF which defends members' interests world- and sector-wide.
In recent years EFFAT has set up European Works Councils in more than 100 transnational groups and has a successful social dialogue under way in, among others, the agriculture, hotel and restaurant, contract catering, (...)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Borders and security
- Budget
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Competition
- Consumers
- Culture
- Digital economy and society
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- Energy
- Enlargement
- Environment
- External relations
- Food safety
- Foreign affairs and security policy
- Humanitarian aid and civil protection
- Institutional affairs
- International co-operation and development
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Maritime affairs and fisheries
- Public health
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Taxation
- Trade
- Trans-European Networks
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Employment issues
Trade negotiations
EU Gender Equality
Company policy
Tourism
Tax issues
Agriculture
Food&Drink
Tobacco
Social Dialogue
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Organic Farming#E03881#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3881 #MEMBER #C#Employees/workersCivil Dialogue Group (CDG) on International Aspects of Agriculture#E03880#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3880 #MEMBER #C#Employees/workersWorking Group on Plant Health#E03832/2#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103432 #MEMBER #C#Employees/workersCivil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Agricultural Markets#E03878#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3878 #MEMBER #C#ProfessionalsAdvisory Group on Sustainability of Food Systems#E03832#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3832 #MEMBER #C#Employees/workersExpert Group EU Agri-Food Chain Observatory#E03949#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3949 #MEMBER #C#Employees/workersWorking Group on Agricultural Tractors#E01297#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1297 #MEMBER #C#IndustryForest and Forestry Stakeholder Platform#E03888#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3888 #MEMBER #C#Employees/workersCivil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Animal Production#E03879#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3879 #MEMBER #C#IndustryAnimal Health Advisory Comittee#E03832/1#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103292 #MEMBER #C#Employees/workersTogether for EU Tourism – T4T#E03886#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3886 #MEMBER #C#Employees/workersCivil Dialogue Group (CDG) on the CAP Strategic Plans and Horizontal Matters#E03877#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3877 #MEMBER #C#IndustryWorking Group on Seeds and Propagating Material#E03832/3#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103433 #MEMBER #C#Employees/workersCivil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Environment and Climate Change#E03883#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3883 #MEMBER #C#Industry#Professionals
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development,Demographic challenges, family-work balance and youth transition,Competitive European Industry: long-term and sustainable investment,Social economy,Trade unions,Green new deal
Head Office
Address: Avenue Louise 130a
Post Code: 1050
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: Avenue Louise 130a
Post Code: 1050
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 7
Members F T E: 7
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: http://www.effat.org/en/about-us/members
Organisation Members: As a European Federation representing 120 national trade unions from 35 European countries, EFFAT defends the interests of more than 2.6 million employees towards the European Institutions, European associations and enterprise management.