WINE GROWERS AND PRODUCERS GIVE MIXED RECEPTION TO EU WINE REFORM PROPOSALS
July 1st, 2007
BY DAVID HAWORTH, in Brussels THE LONG awaited proposals for reform of Europe's wine industry, published by the European Commission earlier this week have set farmers and producers at odds with each other. Lamberto Gancia, president of the European Wine Trade Association (CEEV) welcomed the Commission strategy, saying: "If we wish to remain a world leader, we need a market-orientated approach allowing EU wines to be more competitive in both the internal and external markets." But the EU farmers' Brussels-based lobby (Copa-Cogeca) damned the Commission plans as ...
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