Marktvorschriften und Unterstützungsmaßnahmen im Weinsektor

- welcomes the recommendations of the High Level Group on Wine Policy adopted on 17 December 2024 and recommends that the Commission continue its work by also providing a response to the recommendations that have not yet been taken on board or that have been only partially taken up;

- points out that measures must be designed and implemented in close dialogue with the regions and bodies concerned at local level, applying greater flexibility, simplifying their use, promoting the spread of resistant varieties and precision farming techniques and enabling resources to be reallocated in wine sector programmes;

- stresses how important it is that green harvesting continue to come under interventions in the wine sector to ensure that it has the funds it needs to be implemented effectively. The option of complementary national funding will help meet the sector’s adaptation needs, but it must be ensured that the two sources of financing – the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and national funds – are compatible and comply with the constraints of Regulation No 1308/2013;

- encourages the Commission to consider amending Regulation 2021/2116 to remove the rule that EAGF funds for interventions in the wine sector have to be allocated annually;

- considers that the priority criteria for issuing authorisations referred to in Article 64(2) of Regulation 1308/2013 need to be reviewed: they should also take account of certification for environmental sustainability, organic production and integrated production systems;

- stresses the need to launch a process exploring communication and initiatives aimed at publicising and highlighting the value of non-alcoholic/low-alcohol products, as these products are highly energy-intensive and have high sugar content, with negative health effects.