Brussels, 20 March 2024 - During the last Wine Intergroup meeting of the current legislature, EFOW - the European Federation of Origin Wine - represented by its' Vice-President and Treasurer Mr. Maxime Toubart, presented its Manifesto for the June European elections. The Wine Intergroup meeting in the European Parliament took stock of the 2019-2024 legislature and set the stage for the next term. During the meeting, EFOW regretted that the von der Leyen Commission lost interest in Geographical Indication (GI) products. The Green Deal promoted a very restrictive understanding of sustainability, focusing on environmental and health issues and ignoring the economic and social pillars of agricultural production.