EFOW – Press note 20/03/2013
EFOW, the European Federation of origin wines, welcomes the political compromise reached yesterday by Agriculture Ministers on the future of the CAP, but asks for a more ambitious final agreement…
Wines: The spectrum of the liberalisation of planting rights in the news again
Brussels, March 11th 2013. A key week for the planting rights dossier. Despite the consensus reached on December 14 between the European Commission and the Member States the liberalisation spectrum…
CAP reform: the European Parliament votes to maintain wine planting rights
Brussels, 24 January 2012. The Agriculture Committee of the European Parliament (COMAGRI) voted yesterday the various reports of the CAP reform, including the report of Mr Dantin (FR, EPP) on…
Satisfaction of EFOW after the agreement reached at the last meeting of the HLG on a new control system for all types of wine
Brussels, 14 December 2012. Today was held the last meeting of the High Level Group (HLG) on planting rights established by Commissioner Ciolos in January 2012. EFOW, the European Federation…
Mr. Ciolos you are on the right track!
Brussels, 3rd of October 2012. At the 2012 COPA COGECA Congress, which was held in Budapest (Hungary), Commissioner Ciolos made a new declaration on the issue of planting rights. A…
Planting rights: the first proposals of the Commission
Facing the discontent of EU producers and under the pressure of wine producing Member States and the European Parliament, the Commission proposed at the third meeting of the High Level…
The High Level Group on planting rights confirms the disastrous consequences of the liberalisation
Brussels, 6 July 2012. The High Level Group (HLG) on planting rights met today in Brussels. It examined the consequences of the disappearance of the planting rights regime as from…
Planting rights: a European blog to inform, raise awareness and mobilise
Brussels, 27 June 2012. EFOW (European Federation of Origin Wines), with the help of a blogger passionate about wine, has launched a multilingual blog (English, French, Italian and Spanish) on…
Liberalisation of planting rights: the European Court of Auditors cautions the Commission
On 12 June the European Court of Auditors (ECA) held a press conference in Brussels to report on its opinion regarding EU major areas of spending in the wine sector…
Planting Rights : Meeting of the High Level Group Firmness and Vigilance are needed
Brussels, April 20, 2012 – Further to the position adopted by 15 Member States and the European Parliament, Commissioner CIOLOS announced on the occasion of Green Week in Berlin, in…