ActionAid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation ActionAid Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Presentation to Frances Fitzgerald MEP at NGO event and follow-up letter. Particular points highlighted were the failure by the EU to listen to the voices of civil society, particularly feminist movements in Africa, asymmetrical power relations between AU and EU, the failure by the EU to address systemic and structural change, the need for urgent economic and climate justice.

Intended results For MEP Fitzgerald to bring forward these priorities to the European Parliament over the coming year.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Karol Balfe, CEO, ActionAid Ireland

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

This discussion was had at a roundtable discussion on Friday, 11th February 2022 in Buswells Hotel, Dublin.

Letter (1)

Following the roundtable meeting, we sent a follow-up letter outlining the priorities that we highlighted on the day: failure by the EU to listen to the voices of civil society, particularly feminist movements in Africa, asymmetrical power relations between AU and EU, the failure by the EU to address systemic and structural change, an the need for urgent economic and climate justice.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Frances Fitzgerald MEP (European Parliament)