FRANCE & ITALY
February 1st, 2002
BY ALAN OSBORNREQUESTS by France and Italy for authorisation to pay national aids to wine producers in connection with the distillation of table wine have been sharply criticised by the EU wine commissioner, Dr Franz Fischler for removing incentives for European wine makers to produce quality vintages.At this week's Council of Ministers (agriculture), France asked for permission to pay some Euro 45 million, (about Pounds 28 million) and Italy for Euro 40 million, (Pounds 24 million), as compensation to wine-growers unable to sell their products on the market.Dr ...
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