In the two past months the European Commission has proposed two legislative initiative packages, notably the Carbon farming initiative and the Soil strategy. The former is about creating a remunerative system for farmers to incentivise the stock of carbon into soil, borrowing the logic of the ETS system already into place; while the former is […]
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FOOD CHAIN - 4 March 2022
WINE NEWS: BECA REPORT APPROVED WITHOUT DAMAGE FOR THE SECTOR
The month of February was marked by debates in the European Parliament on wine consumption. The European Parliament’s rejection of rapporteur BECA’s proposal equating excessive alcohol consumption with moderate wine consumption is noteworthy, while there is growing concern about the international situation. The war between Ukraine and Russia threatens the wine sector, especially in Spain, Italy and Georgia, and adds further pressure to a sector that needs to recover from the Covid crisis and has been hit hard by the recent rise in energy prices.
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Written by Farm Europe