EU Commission takes up German proposals for aid in winegrowing

Published 2024년 12월 17일

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Federal Minister Cem Özdemir has urged the new EU Commission to quickly implement recommendations to support Germany's winemakers, addressing issues of rising costs, changing consumer habits, and climate crisis. These recommendations, developed by the EU Commission and member states, include extending the validity of replanting permits, potentially banning new plantings at a regional level, promoting low-alcohol and non-alcoholic products, and enhancing wine tourism and sales promotion in third countries. A roadmap for the implementation of these recommendations is expected in early 2025, with some measures to be implemented promptly and others as part of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in 2027.

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Federal Minister Cem Özdemir explains: "Viticulture in Germany is not only an important economic factor, it also shapes identity and shapes the landscape of many regions in an incomparable way. Rising costs, changing consumer habits and the consequences of the climate crisis are putting pressure on Germany's winemakers. It is good and right that the new EU Commission is getting to work and taking up the whole range of our German proposals. We need quick and concrete measures to provide targeted support to the winegrowing sector. The recommendations now drawn up jointly by the Commission and EU countries are a good basis for this." The so-called High-Level Group on Wine was set up by the European Commission at the beginning of September 2024 at the urging of Germany and other EU member states. In four meetings with the participation of European umbrella associations, recommendations for a sustainable wine sector were drawn up in the areas of production, adaptation to market changes ...

Source: Bmel