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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13695
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

MEPs divided on ‘overproduction and new plantings’ aspect of wine proposal

On Monday 1 September, European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture will discuss the amendments tabled to the draft report by Esther Herranz García (EPP, Spanish) on the proposal amending market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector (see EUROPE B13670A14).

There is dissension among MEPs, particularly over whether planting authorisations should be strictly limited or made more flexible. The Greens/EFA group and, above all, The Left, advocate restrictions, such as...

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