WINE Intergroup for Natur and Economy
The Committee of the Regions Wine Intergroup for Nature and Economy – CoR WINE Intergroup – was constituted at the beginning of April 2025 on the initiative of Burgenland (as part of the Committee of the Regions - CoR) and represents the interests of the European wine sector. It is an association of the most important wine regions in Europe. The Intergroup is chaired by Burgenland – the Piedmont region acts as vice-chair.
In addition to the Austrian regions of Burgenland, Vienna and Lower Austria, the most important wine-growing regions in
- Spain (Andalusia, Basque Country, Castilla-La Mancha, Galicia, La Rioja, Murcia, Valencia),
- Italy (Aosta Valley, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont, Tuscany, Veneto as well as the provinces Barletta-Andria-Trani and Viterbo),
- Poland (Mozovia, Podkarpackie),
- Romania (Bistrița-Năsăud County, Constanța County),
- Czech Republic (South Moravian region),
- Germany (Rhineland Palatinate),
- Luxembourg (municipality Bettembourg) and
- Slovakia (Bratislava region)
are among the members.
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Purpose and objectives of the interregional group
The aim of the WINE Intergroup is to ensure the long-term and successful development of viticulture and the wine industry in the wine-growing regions.
This includes
- supportive internal market rules for the wine industry
- appropriate EU environmental regulations (fertilisers, organic, packaging, etc.)
- possible cooperation with the Intergroup on Wine, Quality Foodstuffs and Spirits in the European Parliament
- preparation of a CoR opinion on the wine industry and wine culture
- possible initiation of a voluntary commitment by wine-growing regions through a ‘declaration’
- achieving a definition that the ‘substance alcohol’ is not equated with moderate wine consumption (cooperation with science)
- implementation of lighthouse projects: cooperation between wine-growing regions (best practice, sustainability, training, etc.)
Activities
On 2 July 2025, the second meeting of the WINE Intergroup took place in Brussels under the leadership of Robert Hergovich. The European Commission presented a wine package. This proposal will now be discussed by the European Parliament, the European Council and the Committee of the Regions (CoR).
During the meeting, both the CoR rapporteur Roberto Ciambetti (representing the Veneto region) and the rapporteur in the European Parliament, Mrs Garcia Herranz, President of the WINE Intergroup in the European Parliament, reported on the current status.
The presentation was followed by a number of speeches from the members of the WINE Intergroup, in which the Secretary General of the CoR, Mr Petr Blížkoský, also took part.
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Roberto Ciambetti (Veneto/Italy) - member of the WINE Intergroup - submits amendments to the Commission's proposal at the CoR plenary session on 2 July; Robert Hergovich speaks in plenary. bvz.at
MAI 2025
The proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) No 251/2014 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products (16931/EU XXVIII.GP) is currently being discussed within this platform and demands are being addressed to the European Commission. - burgenland.orf.at
APRIL 2025
Protection of European wine regions and the wine sector from unjustified trade disputes - joint declaration of the WINE Intergroup - burgenland.orf.at
Foundation of the new WINE Intergroup - burgenland.orf.at
Contact
Secretariat of the Intergroup Wine
Liaison Office of the Province of Burgenland in Brussels
Avenue de la Renaissance 1; B-1000 Brussels
Tel.: +32 2 6484897
post.adr(at)bgld.gv.at