EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, warmly welcomes the renewal of the Wine, Spirits, and Quality Foodstuff Intergroup.
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EFOW is a Brussels-based organisation representing wines with an Appellation of Origin and Geographical Indication from the European Union.
newsletter february 2025
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PRESS RELEASE | High-Level Group on Wine Policy: EFOW calls for strategic action to safeguard the future of EU Geographical Indication wines
Brussels, 11 September 2024 - EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, the organisation representing Geographical Indication (GI) wines, presented...
Read MorePRESS RELEASE | European elections: Wine appellations present their expectations
Brussels, 20 March 2024 - During the last Wine Intergroup meeting of the current legislature, EFOW - the European Federation...
Read MorePRESS RELEASE | GI review : EFOW welcomes the Plenary vote
Brussels, 28 February 2024 – EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines (www.efow.eu), the Brussels-based organisation promoting and defending Geographical...
Read MoreEFOW focuses its activities
on policy areas that have
a direct impact
on the wine appellation sector.
Agriculture and wine regulations, in particular:
- Wine production and labelling regulations
- Quality policy
- Future of the CAP
- Sustainability
Promotion programmes in the EU and in third countries
Trade negotiations:
- Bilateral and regional agreements
- WTO negotiations, in particular regarding geographical indications protection
Internal market rules affecting the wine sector:
- Free movement of goods
- Fiscal and customs issues
Social aspects of wine relating to the positive impact of a moderate wine consumption
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FOLLOW EFOW | Newsletter February 2025
Introducing the GI SMART project: advancing sustainability through Geographical Indications. VITÆVINO: in defence of wine culture and conviviality Wine, Quality...
Read MoreRiccardo Ricci Curbastro unanimously re-elected President of EFOW
During EFOW's members General Assembly, Mr Riccardo Ricci Curbastro, PDO Franciacorta winemaker, President of Equalitas and Federdoc member, was unanimously...
Read MoreGI review : EFOW welcomes the vote of the AGRI committee
Brussels, 11 December 2023 – EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines (www.efow.eu), the Brussels-based organisation promoting and defending Geographical...
Read MoreAdditional 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
5 July 2023 – Following the publication by the European Commission of its “additional study” on the SUR Regulation, the...
Read MoreEuropean elections 2024
“Because origin matters”
Publications
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 participantsEFOW and DWV’s study on sustainability in wine appellations (annexes).
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