“.wine” and “.vin”: delegation postponed
At ICANN’s last session in Buenos Aires (17 to 21 November), the ".wine" and ".vin" took center stage again. Governments which are divided on the question of the protection of…
A decisive week for the “.wine” and “.vin” and the Internet Governance
The week of 17-21 November will be a decisive one for the European Geographical Indication (GI) wine sector. Indeed, during ICANN’s meeting in Buenos Aires a special session on the…
“.wine” and “.vin”: ICANN invites the wine sector and the candidate companies to find an agreement
On 12 September, the European Commission, following the strong opposition of EFOW and national associations representing GI wines, raised its’ voice on the ".wine" and ".vin" issue. In a letter…
Battle on “.wine” and “.vin”: the European Commission raises its voice
- Faced with the lack of progress on the discussions on the ".wine" and ".vin" and on the eve of an important decision by ICANN, the European Commission has decided…
« .vin » « .wine»: Internet domain names’ battle continues
In Durban on 18 July, the GAC had given one month to the wine sector and to the candidates of the ".wine" and ".vin" strings to find an agreement. None…
Internet domain names’ battle: « .vin » « .wine», a month to find an agreement
On 18 July, in Durban, ICANN’s - the domain name system technical oversight body - meeting came to an end. The program concerning the extension of domain names will move…
EFOW welcomes the agreement of agriculture’s Ministers on CAP reform
Brussels, 26 June 2013. EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, welcomes the agreement reached last night- by the Agriculture Ministers on the future on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).…
For EFOW, the future CAP offers new perspectives for the wine sector
Brussels, 26 June 2013. EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines welcomes the final agreement reached by the three European institutions on the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The wine…
EU-US negotiations: an opportunity to grab for an increased protection of origin wines
Brussels, 14 June 2013. The Foreign Affairs Council adopted today a negotiating mandate for the free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States. EFOW, the European federation of origin wines,…
EFOW against racketeering on the Internet – ICANN must ensure the protection of origin wines
The decision of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the American private domain name system technical oversight body, to recognise new generic top-level domains on the Internet worries…