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

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5 July 2023 - Following the publication by the European Commission of its "additional study" on the SUR Regulation, the European wine sector expresses deep concerns about its future. European…

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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.

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Open letter to the European Institutions on the reform of the EU Geographical Indication policy

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Open letter to the European Institutions on the reform of the EU Geographical Indication policy The undersigned associations, representing the vast majority of European Geographical Indication (GI) stakeholders, are extremely…

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PRESS RELEASE | The request of protection of Traditional Term “Prošek” undermines the EU GI system

On 22 September 2021 the European Commission published for opposition in the EU Official Journal the application for protection of the Traditional Term "Prošek". The European Federation of Origin Wines (EFOW - www.efow.eu) - is preoccupied to see that the European Commission (EC) has decided to go forward with the publication for opposition of this application.

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