The European Commission adopted a communication on Friday 25 November on reaching an agreement that confers special status on the European Union within the International Organisation for Vine and Wine (OIV).
The EU currently has no official status in the OIV. Commission representatives may take part in expert groups. They are also sometimes asked to attend (without being able to intervene in) the General Assembly, where resolutions are adopted by the OIV’s members. “This ad hoc and...