Vinitaly: savings of 1.6 billion from bureaucracy cuts
Coldiretti's analysis: between regulations, laws and EU circulars a straitjacket of almost 2,000 pages of rules for the sector.
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Especially in times of economic difficulties and market uncertainties, it should be an imperative to cut red tape. A path at zero cost for the state coffers but capable of providing immediate support for company coffers. They are convinced of this at Coldiretti, which on the opening day of the 58th Vinitaly in Verona (at Veronafiere from today until Wednesday 15) adorned its pavilion at the fair with a large chained bottle of wine.
A 1.6 billion saving for wineries
"Freeing wine from the shackles of bureaucracy, tariffs, and alarmist labels," commented Coldiretti, "would recover EUR 1.6 billion for Italian wineries, and also free up resources to continue investing in quality, innovation, wine tourism, and promotion in international markets.
A prospect that Coldiretti will certainly emphasise tomorrow to the EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Cristophe Hansen, who is visiting Vinitaly.
Gesmundo: trade unions are needed for a central supply chain of Italian-made products
"Freeing wine from the chains of bureaucracy, tariffs, and distortions that today penalise the sector," commented Coldiretti Secretary General Vincenzo Gesmundo, "is not a slogan but a concrete economic necessity. We are talking about 1.6 billion euro that can go straight back into the pockets of Italian wine companies. Ours is a positive and responsible message: we can concretely simplify. This is why today, more than ever, we need to trade unions for a supply chain that is central to Made in Italy'.
"If we count,' added Gesmundo, 'the total number of pages of European regulations, laws and circulars that concern wine production comes out to almost 2000 pages, about 1.5 million words. The Bible has about 700 thousand words. To make wine every day you have to deal with legislation that is two bibles long'.
