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European Wool Exchange Foundation

Acronym: EWE FOUNDATION

General Information

Identification Code: 750939050768-50
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: NGO
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 7/17/2023
Last Update: 1/18/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: The mission of the EWE Foundation is to promote and facilitate the use of European wool for fiber craft activities such as therapeutic knitting in health and social sectors. Our objective is to encourage the exchange of information, knowledge and skills in this field as well as to develop and implement joint initiatives. EWE is the bridge between wool breeders, processors and end users, with a particular focus on using European wool to improve wellbeing. Establishing, and growing a circular economy for wool, connects end users back to the sheep, farmers and origins of the products they enjoy.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Climate action
  • Culture
  • Environment
  • European neighbourhood policy
  • International co-operation and development
  • Public health
Levels of Interest:
  • european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: The EU Parliament produced a resolution where it recognises that wool is a sustainable, renewable and biodegradable resource for the textile sector, and calls on the Commission to devote more attention to the wool production and processing sector, for an in-depth study of market outlets to provide a greater economic return to producers; to support the implementation of programmes for the exchange of information and good practices among participants in the wool processing chain, and some other supporting measures, and finally urges the Commission to look into the possibility of making exceptions for wool when applying the current regulation, given that it is not a product for human consumption. Here the link to the document: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52018IP0203&from=EN Also, there was a Parliamentary question on the subject (attached) and there was an answer from the Commission reaffirming the current situation based (in our opinion) on weak and unconvincing arguments. Here the question: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-9-2022-001013_EN.html Here the answer: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-9-2022-001013-ASW_EN.html with more than 100 million sheep in the EU, mostly bred for their meat and milk (halloumi cheese, Pag cheese and pecorino) we need a plan for their wool, now that the textile sector does not want it anymore because it is easier and cheaper to use synthetic fibres.
Communication Activities: "The New Routes of Wool towards a Sustainable Future" The 4th European Wool Day will be broadcasted via the Internet in the afternoon on 9th April 2024 from 3pm CEST Local programs will be running from the 7th April to the 9th April 2024 so you are more than welcome to come along in person and enjoy the series of workshops, exhibitions, lectures and discussions taking place locally in Metsovo, a picturesque town in Epirus, North-western Greece.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: European cultural heritage, ways of Saint-James and other European cultural routes,Rural, mountainous and remote areas (RUMRA) and smart villages,Cancer,Climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development

Head Office

Address: Donna Health Care Building19 Athinon Street, 4th Floor, Office No. 42
Post Code: 2020
City: NICOSIA
Country: CYPRUS
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EU Office

Address: corso Italia 28 B
Post Code: 22061
City: CAMPIONE D'ITALIA
Country: ITALY
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Financial Data

New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: abbiamo ricevuto una sovvenzione di 5.000 euro dal Ministero dell'Agricoltura di Cipro. quasi tutti i collaboratori sono volontari con la eccezione di lavori specifici come la gestione del sito internet, la comunicazione, l'organizzazione degli eventi per i quali paghiamo un compenso di 50 euro/ora lordi

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 1
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.75
Info Members: planning to open a Spanish Branch (EWE SPAIN) in Madrid After Brexit, Spain is now the number one MS in the Union in term of wool production

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: our members are listed in our website at . https://www.ewe.network/initiators first and largest is Gomitolorosa in Italy, promoting knitting with wool in hospitals and nursery homes. see www.gomitolorosa.org second is the Croatian association Ozana udruga in Zagreb, for mentally disable people www.ozana-udruga.hr third the Spanish La Iaia (the gran mother) for elderly and children. www.laiaia.org in Cyprus we collaborate with the Observatory of the third age and in the UK with Stitchlinks, originator of the concept of therapeutic knitting www.stitchlinks.com