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EFOW takes position in the public consultation on the revision of the Geographical Indications schemes

Brussels, 09 April 2021 – EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, has taken part to the EC public consultation on the revision of the Geographical Indications (GI) schemes. EFOW calls on the European Commission to build upon the compromises emerging from the ongoing CAP reform and to...

CAP Supertrilogue: EFOW welcomes major breakthroughs for wine appellations

Brussels, 29 March 2021 – During the supertrilogue – in the framework of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) – the co-legislators secured key points for wine appellations. EFOW’s members, the European Federation of Origin Wines, warmly welcome these major...

Open letter to the EU institutions on vine planting authorisations

Recipients: The European Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Janusz Wojciechowski The Presidency of the Portuguese Council, Minister for Agriculture Maria do Céu Antunes The rapporteur on the Common Organisation of the Markets, Mr Eric Andrieu, Member of the European Parliament  ...

2019 European Elections | ORIGIN WINE MANIFESTO

Wine is one of Europe agriculture’s success stories | The European Parliament has played a decisive role in supporting the development of the wine sector | Quality (GI) wine producers need the support of the future European Parliament...

EFOW’s Seminar | Opportunities and challenges for Geographical Indication wines in the online market

Hosted by Paolo De Castro MEP and Herbert Dorfmann MEP Tuesday 4 December 2018, 10h30-12h30 | European Parliament – room ASP 3H1 Welcome address by Herbert Dorfmann MEP Brief Introduction by EFOW’s President, Mr. Bernard Farges...

The challenges of the CAP reform for GI wines | Interview with Bernard Farges, President of EFOW

The European Commission published its legislative proposal on 1 June, work in the Council is ongoing and the European Parliament’s AGRI Committee is expected to present its draft reports on this subject on 21 November. What are EFOW’s priorities? The wine sector, and more particularly...

CAP post-2020 | EFOW is satisfied with the proposals on quality policy, cautious about planting authorisations and wine programmes & against granting the term wine to alcohol-free products

Following the publication of the European Commission proposals on a CAP reform, EFOW is positioning itself on the major challenges for the future of wine appellations...

EFOW welcomes the adoption of the Omnibus Regulation

Brussels, Tuesday 12 December 2017. The European Parliament and the AGRI-FISH Council of Ministers have today ratified the agricultural part of the Omnibus Regulation. EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, warmly welcomes this adoption. The agricultural component of the Omnibus Regulation...

First G7 of Geographical Indications: EFOW joins the call to Governments to do more to fight all kind of usurpations

Brussels, 11 October 2017. EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines (www.efow.eu), took part to the first G7 of Geographical Indications (GI) which took place in Bergamo (Italy) on 11 October 2017. In presence of the Italian Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Martina, host of the G7 Agriculture...