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PRESS RELEASE | EFOW hails the renewal of the Wine Intergroup

EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, welcomes the support by the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament for the establishment of a Wine, Quality foodstuffs and Spirits Intergroup...

PRESS RELEASE | EFOW calls for rapid and concrete responses to thwart US taxes

Brussels, 28 November 2019. EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines (www.efow.eu), welcomes the willingness of European authorities to help European producers who are facing an increase in US taxes following the Airbus case. It also calls the Member States concerned to put in place effective...

PRESS RELEASE | European Wine appellations gathered in Brussels defend their tools and specificity

During an EFOW event sponsored by MEPs Mr. Dacian Cioloş (President Renew Europe), Mrs. Anne Sander (Quaestor, EPP) and Mr. Paolo De Castro (AGRI Coordinator, S&D), numerous European wine appellations called for the adoption of an ambitious CAP reform to strengthen the wine appellations which are...

PRESS RELEASE | Online wine sales: an opportunity and many challenges for GI wines

Brussels, 4 December 2018 EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, organised with the sponsorship of MEPs Paolo De Castro and Herbert Dorfmann a seminar at the European Parliament on the opportunities and challenges facing GI wines in the digital age. In the presence of many professionals...

PRESS RELEASE | EFOW calls for the continued use of copper in viticulture, notably for the organic sector

Brussels, 22 May 2018 The use of copper compounds as a phytosanitary substance is currently being re-evaluated at the EU level. Sometime in June, the European Commission will make a proposal on the renewal or the prohibition of its homologation for the next 7 years; this proposal will be submitted...

PRESS RELEASE | The EU Wine sector joins forces to rise to the challenge of alcoholic beverages self-regulation

Brussels, 12th March 2018 | The European associations representing the alcoholic beverage’ sector have presented today to European Health Commissioner Andriukaitis their proposal for a self-regulation to give consumers clear information about the ingredients and nutritional content of...

PRESS RELEASE | EFOW reflects on the European GI wines strong performance and the way forward

22 November 2017, Brussels. At the first congress of the European Federation of Origin Wines, EFOW (www.efow.eu) held in Brussels today, participants reflected on the performance of the European wine sector and in particular of Geographical Indication (GI) wines over the last decade. The well-timed...