The European Commissioner for agriculture Dacian Ciolos announced, on 19th January 2012, in Berlin, the setting-up of a High Level Group on the wine sector, and in particular the future…

Brussels, 10 February 2011. In a letter addressed to the President of the AREV, the Slovenian Minister announced that he joined the camp of Member States against the liberalization of…

Brussels, 30 November 2011. Today a 13th Member State has taken position against the liberalisation of planting rights, which will take place on January 1st 2016. To obtain the qualified…

On March 19th, 9 Agriculture Ministers and more than 350 members of the national and European Parliament and of the wine sector met at the European Parliament in Brussels to…

Brussels, 12 October 2011. The European Commission published today its legislative proposal on the reform of the CAP post-2014. The text includes the disappearance of the planting rights regime for…

In a letter dated June 10, the Slovak Minister of Agriculture - Mr. Zsolt Simon - openly declared to Commissioner Ciolos his opposition to the liberalisation of planting rights. Slovakia…

On the 31st of May, the Czech Republic joined the front of Member States opposed to the liberalisation of planting rights. The Czech government, in a press release, expressed itself…

The European Parliament (EP) in plenary session voted today in favour of Albert Deß report on the future of the CAP after 2013. MEPs positioned themselves against the liberalisation of…

The appeals launched by professionals, elected officials and Governments continue. After the stance taken a few days ago by Italy, Hungary and Austria, four new countries join the front of…