The parties were unable to overcome their differences on Tuesday 10 October, which shows that inter-institutional negotiations on the issue of agricultural geographical indications are struggling.
The next trilogue will take place on 24 October in the presence of the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, and the current President of the Agriculture Council, Luis Planas.
During the trilogue on 10 October, the Spanish Presidency of the EU Council presented a package of compromises on various issues, whereas the European Parliament team would have preferred to negotiate on each subject. In addition, the compromise package offered few concessions to the European Parliament (see EUROPE 13260/6).
Technical work in the European Parliament and the EU Council will resume, with a view to reaching a conclusion on 24 October. If not, another trilogue will have to be organised, with the aim of reaching a complete agreement by the end of 2023.
The European Parliament rapporteur, Paolo De Castro (S&D, Italian), even criticised the EU Council’s attitude during the trilogue. The Spanish Presidency’s compromise text “put on the table by surprise is an insult to the work accomplished over several months”, he said. He criticised the backtracking on various issues, such as strengthening the role of recognised producer groups, the protection of GIs used as ingredients and the ‘wine package’.
Link to the compromise text tabled by the EU Council: https://aeur.eu/f/8zk (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)