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 viticulture as from January 1st 2016. The Commission remains silent despite the strong position taken by 12 Member States and the European Parliament (EP) against...

Brussels, September 30 2011 – EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, took part to the public consultation on the Green Paper on promotion measures and information provision for agricultural products launched by the European Commission on July 14. EFOW stressed the importance of the EU single market which represents for the wine sector the...

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 is the 12th Member State* that is against the disappearance of a production potential management mechanism in the wine sector. To reach a qualified majority...

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 against the loss of this production potential management mechanism in viticulture. Today 11 Member States, 182 votes, are officially opposed to the liberalisation of planting...

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 planting rights. Indeed, they believe that the European Commission “should consider proposing the maintaining of planting rights in the wine sector”. After the recent positioning...

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 Member States opposed to the liberalisation of planting rights. Nine Agricultural Ministers have sent an official letter to Commissioner Ciolos Brussels, 19th of April 2011...

EFOW welcomes the conclusions of the event on planting rights and the place of viticulture in the CAP organised by the French Senate, in collaboration with FranceAgriMer and the CNAOC, on the 4th of April 2011 Brussels, 5th of April 2011. Representatives of the Italian, Spanish, Hungarian and French Parliaments expressed themselves in favour of...

In his greetings to the agricultural world today in Mittelhausen, Alsace (France), the French President clearly expressed his opposition to the liberalisation of planting rights. EFOW welcomes this stance and calls upon the French and German governments to take further steps to secure additional support at the European level. Addressing representatives of the Alsatian agricultural...

Brussels, 18th October 2010. The European Commission published today its Communication on the future of the CAP after 2013. The President and Vice-Presidents EFOW – the European Federation of Origin Wines – gathered in Brussels, welcomed the approach proposed by the European Commission which advocates for a balanced, focused and sustainable CAP. The European Commission...