Additional study of the European Commission on the Regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products (SUR): The European wine sector voices concern for its future 5 July 2023 – Following the publication by the European Commission of
EFOW welcomes the EP Plenary vote on the Geographical Indication review
EFOW welcomes the EP Plenary vote on the Geographical Indication review 1 June 2023, Brussels – EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, (www.efow.eu), the organisation promoting and defending Geographical Indication (GI) wines, welcomes today’s vote in Plenary on the revision of
EFOW welcomes the AGRI committee vote on the Geographical Indication review
EFOW welcomes the AGRI committee vote on the Geographical Indication review 20 April 2023, Brussels – EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines (www.efow.eu), the Brussels-based organisation promoting and defending Geographical Indication (GI) wines, welcomes today’s vote in the AGRI committee
PRESS RELEASE | EU wine appellations present their vision for a successful reform of the GI system in Strasbourg
EFOW (the European Federation of Origin Wines) and DWV (the German Winegrowers’ Association) together with MEPs Paolo De Castro (S&D), Alvaro Amaro (EPP), Irène Tolleret (RE), Adrian Vazquez Lazara (RE) and Claude Gruffat (Greens) organised a seminar in Strasbourg to exchange on the revision of Geographical Indications (GI). On that occasion, Arcadia International experts presented to participants EFOW and DWV’s study on sustainability in wine appellations.
Press Release – CAP reform: EU wine appellations welcome the political compromise
CAP reform: EU wine appellations welcome the political compromise Brussels, 25 June 2021 – EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, welcomes the political compromise reached by the European institutions on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) during this
EFOW welcomes the adoption of the Omnibus Regulation
Brussels, Tuesday 12 December 2017. The European Parliament and the AGRI-FISH Council of Ministers have today ratified the agricultural part of the Omnibus Regulation. EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, warmly welcomes this adoption. The agricultural component of the
First G7 of Geographical Indications: EFOW joins the call to Governments to do more to fight all kind of usurpations
Brussels, 11 October 2017. EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines (www.efow.eu), took part to the first G7 of Geographical Indications (GI) which took place in Bergamo (Italy) on 11 October 2017. In presence of the Italian Minister of Agriculture,
EU vineyards: 3.2 million hectares of which 78% are GI wines
On 4 April Eurostat published an article stating that in the EU in 2015 there were “2.4 million holdings cultivating 3.2 million hectares of vineyards”. The document underlines the fact that 2.5 million hectares of vineyards were dedicated to producing
The European wine sector and Brexit
The European wine sector in figures: In terms of value, the EU wine sector exports € 10 billion within the EU, € 9.8 billion outside the EU and contributes € 7.2 billion to the EU trade balance. The sector generates
In 2017 EFOW will defend the specificity of the wine sector
Maintaining the specificity of the wine sector, preparing the CAP post-2020, protecting GIs at the international level… In 2017, the European federation of origin wines (EFOW) will be on the forefront to defend wine appellations. With a particularity for this