The European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture was divided in a debate, on Tuesday 26 October, over the Croatian application, published in the EU’s Official Journal, aimed at protecting the traditional term ‘Prošek’, a dessert wine.
The European Commission appeared to defend the Croatian request in the debate, much to the dismay of Italian MEPs, who fear that this will cause confusion with the Italian ‘Prosecco’, a dry, sparkling wine with a PDO.
The Commission explained...