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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). This agreement which maintains a regulation system for vine plantations until 2030 meets the...

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 sector has obtained a key mechanism for regulating its production potential that will allow for a...

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, welcomes the inclusion of geographical indications (GIs) in the field of negotiations and hopes that this...

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 the wine sector. EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, believes that the...

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 on the issue of planting rights. The negotiating mandate of the Council is overall satisfactory and...

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 is resurfacing in the context of the discussions held on the modalities of the new regime. This week...

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 the single CMO. MEPs adopted by a large majority Mr Dantin’s amendment proposing to maintain the current...

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 of Origin Wines, welcomes the outcome of the discussions which took place during the last HLG. EFOW now waits...

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 further step has been taken as the Commission now talks of regulation for all categories of wines including wines...