24/03/2020 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission announced on Tuesday 24 March that it has approved the addition of a new agricultural appellation from Portugal in the register of protected geographical indications (PGI) at the Community level. This is the ‘Cereja do Fundão’ cherry, the fruit of the sweet cherry tree Prunus avium, a cherry intended to be eaten fresh. These sweet and plump cherries are famous in Portugal and abroad and have become one of the main characteristics of the municipality of Fundão, the parishes of Louriçal do Campo and Lardosa (municipality of Castelo Branco), and the parishes of Ferro and Peraboa (municipality of Covilhã). Cherries have provided a strong boost to the local economy, providing 7,000 jobs in a decade. This new registration will be added to the more than 1,470 products already protected, the list of which is available in the eAmbrosia database. (LC)