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PRESS RELEASE | EFOW welcomes the European Commission’s swift presentation of the wine package

EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, welcomes the European Commission's prompt response to the recommendations adopted by the High Level Group (HLG) on Wine on 17 December 2024. EFOW expresses its gratitude to Commissioner Hansen for his leadership in delivering a dedicated wine package to...

PRESS RELEASE | Trade Tensions with the United States: EFOW Calls for Wine to Be Excluded from Retaliatory Tariffs

EFOW, the Brussels-based organisation representing Geographical Indication (GI) wines, has taken part in the European Commission’s public consultation on the list of products that could be subject to retaliatory measures in response to US tariffs on steel and aluminium...

PRESS RELEASE | EFOW welcomes the renewal of the Intergroup supporting wine and quality policy 

EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, warmly welcomes the renewal of the Wine, Spirits, and Quality Foodstuff Intergroup. ...

PRESS RELEASE | EFOW welcomes the recommendations of the High-Level Group on Wine Policy & calls for swift action

EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines (www.efow.eu) would like to thank the European Commission for the establishment of the High-Level Group (HLG) on wine and for its collaborative approach to addressing challenges in the wine sector...

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 its' proposals for a more competitive and resilient wine sector during the first meeting of the High-Level Group on Wine Policy set up by the...

PRESS 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 of Origin Wine - represented by its' Vice-President and Treasurer Mr. Maxime Toubart, presented its Manifesto for the June European elections. The Wine Intergroup meeting in...

PRESS 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 Indication (GI) wines, welcomes today’s vote in the European Parliament’s Plenary on the revision of the EU’s Geographical...

PRESS RELEASE | EU wine appellations present their vision for a successful reform of the GI system in Strasbourg

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...

PRESS RELEASE | The request of protection of Traditional Term “Prošek” undermines the EU GI system

On 22 September 2021 the European Commission published for opposition in the EU Official Journal the application for protection of the Traditional Term "Prošek". The European Federation of Origin Wines (EFOW - www.efow.eu) - is preoccupied to see that the European Commission (EC) has decided to go...