Union of Unions demands extra funds for vineyard start-up and improvements in the wine package

The agrarian organization Unión de Uniones has called for extraordinary funds for a "social" vineyard restart in light of the lack of generational renewal and "real" improvements in the wine package, following a sectoral meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food. From the organization, they have indicated that the wine package includes necessary measures, but "not sufficient" to respond to the situation facing the sector. Therefore, in a statement, they have called for "in-depth changes" and "adequate" funding, which would allow for the profitability of the farms and facilitate the generational renewal. Additionally, they have emphasized the "need" to implement a "social" vineyard restart, aimed at viticulturists who abandon the activity due to a lack of generational renewal, which should be financed with extraordinary European funds. ...