EU MINISTERS GIVE COMMISSION WINE PROPOSALS A ROUGH RIDE
July 1st, 2007
BY ALAN OSBORN THE EUROPEAN Commission has told just-drinks.com that it will power ahead with its proposed wine reforms, despite an overwhelmingly negative reaction at the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers. Brussels was "not in the least discouraged" by the criticism at yesterday's council meeting, Commission wine spokesman Johan Reyniers said. Arch-critic France resisted any changes in wine-making practices and joined with others to oppose the abolition of planting rights after 2013. Germany said member states should be given more flexibility to deal with ...
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