Origin Spain and CECRV meet with the European Commission to promote an Action Plan for SGIs **Note:** SGIs is an abbreviation that should be kept as is without translation unless specified otherwise.

The Spanish Association of Designations of Origin, Origen España, and the Spanish Conference of Regulatory Councils for Viticulture (CECRV) held a meeting with the European Commission this Wednesday to analyze the future of Geographical Indications (GIs) in the current political framework and to assess the proposal for an Action Plan that promotes the protection and knowledge of these quality seals in the European Union. The president of Origen España, Ángel Pacheco, welcomed the attendees and emphasized "the value" of such events for "strengthening the promotion of the Geographical Indications system and creating a two-way communication space between the associations and the European administrations." The meeting, held at the headquarters of the European Commission's Representation in Spain, was attended by authorities such as the Deputy Director General of the DG AGRI (Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission), Diego Canga, and ...