The European Commission is expected to adopt a proposal to revise the rules on geographical indications on Thursday 31 March, EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said on Monday 21 March.
At the Agriculture Council, Spain presented a joint declaration by sixteen EU countries in favour of strengthening, not weakening, EU rules on geographical indications (GIs).
Mr Wojciechowski was keen to reassure the countries concerned, noting in particular the need to make the GI system more...