On Tuesday 1 July, France’s Minister Delegate for Europe, Benjamin Haddad, wrote to the Commissioner for Agriculture, Christophe Hansen, to ask him about the announcement of the third instalment of a €15 million package as part of the wine and spirits agreement between the EU and South Africa.
This announcement comes “at a time of crisis for our farmers”, says Mr Haddad, who points out that the European wine crisis is continuing unabated.
Wine producers are concerned about the...