Objectives
FEDESSA's objectives are to:
- Provide a common voice and a coordinated message for the industry to international and European legislative bodies (European Commission, European Parliament, Council) as well as standardisation bodies (CEN, ISO).
- Position the self storage industry as a responsible partner and business sector consulted by European and national authorities.
- Ensure that the regulatory frameworks, both at EU and national levels, allow the continuous expansion of the self storage industry in Europe under favourable conditions.
- Anticipate regulatory developments, analyse their business impact and influence policy outcomes.
- Advise national associations and their members on actions to take on European issues and, when appropriate, co-ordinate the actions of national associations at a European level.
- Promote the European Customer Standard for self storage.
- Provide advice and support to national associations (sometimes direct to their members) to avoid crises and, when necessary, to deal with them.
- Provide advice and support to national associations (sometimes direct to their members) in negotiations with national and local authorities.
- Support the development of national associations (whilst continuing to encourage countries where the industry is starting up to form their own national association).
- Provide a “European Knowledge Centre” to national associations and their members and ensure the dissemination of relevant information.
- Provide a forum for exchange of relevant national developments with possible cross-border implications.
- Encourage and develop, wherever possible, common values, policies, definitions, messages and guidelines using international working groups.
- Collate and distribute statistical information and data on the industry.
- Define and promote the industry in Europe.
- When appropriate, act as an interface with the relevant EU NGOs and consumer associations (ANEC, BEUC).
- Represent the interest of the European industry vis-ŕ-vis its American and other non-EU counterparts.
