EP gives green light to new rules on Geographical Indications - last minute. The new regulation, whose rapporteur was the MEP Paolo De Castro, passed with 520 votes in favour, 19 against and 64 abstentions.
The objective of the new regulation is to defend certified products from attempts at imitation and emulation. We must continue to focus on the quality and excellence that has always characterized us and on the distinctiveness that makes our agri-food production so special to the point of becoming unique on the global market.