Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) 1107/2009, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Regulation (EU) 528/2012, Regulation (EC) 1831/2003, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, Regulation 1099/2009, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and Directive 98/58/EC, as regards simplifying and clarifying food and feed safety requirements

10 Oct 2025

Meeting with Elena Panichi (Head of Unit Agriculture and Rural Development)

8 Oct 2025 · Spirits and Agricultural Dialogue – Trade session.

Meeting with Diego Canga Fano (Acting Deputy Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development) and 1 other attendee

30 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views as regards the obligation to indicate the name of the producer in the label in the same field of vision of the spirit drinks GIs.

Response to COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Roadmap towards Nature Credits

29 Sept 2025

Response to Commission Communication on a EU Cardiovascular Health Plan

11 Sept 2025

Meeting with Elena Panichi (Head of Unit Agriculture and Rural Development) and FoodDrinkEurope

25 Jun 2025 · State of Play of the situation between the EU and the US

Meeting with Dora Correia (Director Trade)

19 Jun 2025 · EU-Philippines FTA negotiations

Meeting with Zala Tomašič (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Jun 2025 · United in Moderation Award

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of relevant commodities and relevant products

13 May 2025

Meeting with Pierre Bascou (Deputy Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development)

3 Apr 2025 · Introduction of the new DG (by interim) of sE and of the main current concern issues for the spirit drinks sector

Meeting with Elisabetta Siracusa (Director Agriculture and Rural Development)

2 Apr 2025 · Exchange of views on the current geopolitical situation regarding US tariffs, markets and the Vision for EU agriculture

Meeting with Leopoldo Rubinacci (Deputy Director-General Trade)

25 Mar 2025 · Market situation of the Spirits industry

Meeting with Eric Sargiacomo (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Mar 2025 · Vins et spiritueux

Meeting with Chiara Galiffa (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič)

18 Mar 2025 · EU spirits industry

Meeting with Arash Saeidi (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Mar 2025 · Echange de point de vue

Meeting with Valérie Hayer (Member of the European Parliament) and 12 other interest representatives

24 Feb 2025 · Divers

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 as regards the strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

20 Feb 2025

Meeting with Elisabetta Siracusa (Director Agriculture and Rural Development) and 1 other attendee

3 Feb 2025 · Introduce spiritsEUROPE and their trade roadmap to new appointed Director Agri.G

Meeting with Luis Carazo Jimenez (Head of Unit Agriculture and Rural Development) and Distilled Spirits Council of the United States

31 Jan 2025 · EU-US Spirits Trade Relations & cooperation in the spirits sector

Response to Single Market Strategy 2025

24 Jan 2025

Meeting with Leopoldo Rubinacci (Deputy Director-General Trade)

21 Jan 2025 · Spirits Europe Trade strategy

Meeting with Catherine Combette (Head of Unit Agriculture and Rural Development) and 2 other interest representatives

15 Jan 2025 · Meeting spiritsEUROPE for China-related issues.

Meeting with Tomas Baert (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen) and 10 other interest representatives

3 Dec 2024 · Trade tensions - strategic thinking for agri-food trade

Meeting with András Tivadar Kulja (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Dec 2024 · Intorductory meeting, discussion about the industry

Response to Evaluation of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership

29 Oct 2024

Meeting with Aurelijus Veryga (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Oct 2024 · Discussion about the labelling of alcoholic beverages, consumer information on alcoholic beverages, the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases

Meeting with Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2024 · Alcohol policy

Response to Recommendation for a Council decision authorising to open negotiations for individual Strategic Partnership Agreements with each of the six GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi-Arabia and United Arab Emirates).

30 Sept 2024

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

18 Sept 2024 · China’s anti-dumping investigation

Response to Ex post evaluation of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), after five years of provisional application of the agreement.

25 Apr 2024

Meeting with Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner) and 5 other attendees

22 Apr 2024 · EU Promotion Policy These meetings were hold during the whole HLM

Meeting with Miriam Garcia Ferrer (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

21 Feb 2024 · global market access for spirits; state of play of FTA negotiations

Meeting with Zaneta Vegnere (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

8 Nov 2023 · EU-China Working Group on Spirits and follow up to the High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue

Meeting with Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and 2 other interest representatives

2 May 2023 · Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

Meeting with Salvatore De Meo (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

24 Apr 2023 · PPWR

Meeting with Salvatore De Meo (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and 3 other interest representatives

2 Mar 2023 · PPWR

Meeting with Álvaro Amaro (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

20 Feb 2023 · Indicações Geográficas e as bebedidas espirituosas

Response to Joint Communication: New Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean

9 Feb 2023

Meeting with Christine Schneider (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Feb 2023 · Farm to Fork

Meeting with Joanna Stawowy (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

12 Jan 2023 · Digital labelling of alcoholic beverages

Meeting with Arnaud Danjean (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

12 Oct 2022 · Réunion préparatoire Indications géographiques

Response to Evaluation report on the approximation of the rates of excise duties on alcohol and alcoholic beverages and on the basis of levying excise duty on all alcoholic beverages laid down in Directive 92/84/EEC

4 Jul 2022

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on European Union geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, and quality schemes for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2017/1001 and (EU) 2019/787 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

20 Jun 2022

Response to Commission Communication on brain drain and challenges associated with population decline

7 Jun 2022

Response to Report assessing the rationale and legal feasibility of applying EU health and environmental standards (including animal welfare standards as well as processes and production methods) to imported agricultural and agri-food products as well as identifying the concrete initiatives to ensure better consistency in their application, in conformity with WTO rules

16 Mar 2022

Meeting with Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and 3 other interest representatives

15 Nov 2021 · Implementation of Decree 248 by the Chinese Customs Administration

Response to Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers - indication of the list of ingredients and nutrition declaration on alcoholic beverage labels

14 Jul 2021

Meeting with Maciej Golubiewski (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

29 Jun 2021 · Opening speech in the Annual Trade Event

Meeting with Elina Melngaile (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and 13 other attendees

23 Jun 2021 · EU-US trade relations; Trade relations with other third countries

Response to Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the protection of the Union and Member States from coercive action through trade- or investment-restrictive measures by third countries

17 Mar 2021

Response to Proposal for a of Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural products implemented in the internal market and in third countries (recast R 1144/2014)

8 Mar 2021

Response to Proposal for a revision of Article 32 of Directive 2008/118/EC of 16 December 2008 on general arrangements for excise duties in relation to cross border acquisitions of excise goods by private individuals (From 13 February 2023: Article 32 of Council Directive (EU) 2020/262 of 19 December 2019 laying down the general arrangements for excise duty (recast))

4 Jan 2021

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regulating the schemes for protection of geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs, wine and spirit drinks, and of traditional specialities guaranteed for agricultural products and foodstuffs

24 Nov 2020

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

29 Sept 2020 · EU-US Trade relations

Meeting with Wolfgang Burtscher (Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development)

16 Sept 2020 · Exchange of views on current agri- and trade- related issues

Meeting with Christine Schneider (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Jun 2020 · Farm to Fork und Krebsstrategie

Meeting with Catherine Geslain-Laneelle (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

17 Jun 2020 · SpiritsEurope sustainability brochure

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

10 Jun 2020 · EU/US relations

Meeting with Catherine Geslain-Laneelle (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

29 Apr 2020 · 1. Immediate sector response to COPVID-19 crisis 2. The damaging effect this crisis has on distillers large and small 3. What kind of support and measures we need now to move forward and work towards a speedy recovery.

Meeting with Lukas Visek (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

29 Apr 2020 · Sustainable food systems

Response to Commission Communication on Europe’s Beating Cancer Action Plan

3 Mar 2020

Meeting with Karolina Herbout-Borczak (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides), Panayiotis Pourgourides (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)

2 Mar 2020 · Nutrition, labelling, prevention.

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

27 Jan 2020 · Effects of EU-US trade disputes on the sector

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

27 Nov 2019 · Presentation of progress in implementation of the MoU by spiritsEurope

Meeting with Stephen Quest (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union)

20 Nov 2019 · Overview on indirect taxation topics

Response to Proposal for a Commission recommendation for a Council decision on amending the Directives for the negotiation of Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP countries and regions, Annex I of the Council recommendation authorising the Commission to negotiate Economic Partnership Agreements with ACP countries and regions (9930/02), of 12 June 2002

21 Oct 2019

Meeting with Sabine Weyand (Director-General Trade)

2 Oct 2019 · EU-US TRADE

Meeting with Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

16 Jul 2019 · US tariffs and how that would affect the spirits sector

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

2 Jul 2019 · Alcohol labelling

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

2 Jul 2019 · Memorandum of Understanding on labelling of spirit drinks. Trade related isuses.

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

4 Jun 2019 · Labelling of alcoholic beverages

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

2 May 2019 · Priorities of Spirits Europe for the next legislative term. Trade issues. Labelling

Meeting with Anne Bucher (Director-General Health and Food Safety)

27 Feb 2019 · introductory meeting

Meeting with Arunas Vinciunas (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis), Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis) and 2 other attendees

31 Jan 2019 · Alcohol labelling

Meeting with Arunas Vinciunas (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis), Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis) and 2 other attendees

10 Jan 2019 · Alcohol labelling

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis) and 2 other interest representatives

28 Nov 2018 · Alcohol labelling

Meeting with Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

20 Nov 2018 · General Trade Issues

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and 4 other attendees

18 Oct 2018 · Alcohol labelling

Meeting with David Boublil (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici)

15 Oct 2018 · the Excise Structures Directive 92/83

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

12 Oct 2018 · self-regulatory proposal of alcoholic beverages sector

Meeting with Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General Trade)

11 Oct 2018 · Future Trade Policy

Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

24 Sept 2018 · consumer information on spirits

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis) and 2 other interest representatives

19 Sept 2018 · Alcohol labelling

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

9 Jul 2018 · labelling

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 as regards nominal quantities for placing on the Union market of single distilled shochu produced by pot still and bottled in Japan

8 Jun 2018

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and 3 other attendees

3 May 2018 · Alcohol labelling

Meeting with Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström) and Scotch Whisky Association

11 Apr 2018 · Consultation on US S 232

Meeting with Xavier Coget (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

13 Mar 2018 · EU rebalancing measures if US tariff on steel and aluminium exports

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and 10 other attendees

12 Mar 2018 · Alcohol labelling

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis) and 4 other interest representatives

8 Mar 2018 · Alcohol labelling

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

5 Feb 2018 · Topics relating to the spirits sector

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

30 Nov 2017 · Courtesy call of new Pdt

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

22 Nov 2017 · Address their summit

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

20 Nov 2017 · Concerns of the spirits sector

Meeting with Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

20 Nov 2017 · Trade negotiations with Mercosur

Meeting with Xavier Coget (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

5 Oct 2017 · EU trade negotiations

Meeting with Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)

20 Jun 2017 · assembly closing remarks

Meeting with Jerzy Bogdan Plewa (Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development) and 2 other interest representatives

27 Jan 2017 · general exchange of views

Meeting with Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General Trade)

25 Jan 2017 · Exchanges with DG TRADE concerning Challenges facing Euroepan Spirits sector.

Meeting with Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

23 Sept 2016 · CETA

Meeting with Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

18 Jul 2016 · Spirits in Colombia

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

13 Jul 2016 · Spirits issues

Meeting with Xavier Prats Monné (Director-General Health and Food Safety)

20 May 2016 · To introduce their sector and to listen to DG SANTE views on the future related to alcohol.

Meeting with Arunas Vinciunas (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

22 Apr 2016 · Labelling

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

11 Apr 2016 · Draft Irish Public Health (Alcohol) Bill

Meeting with Shane Sutherland (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

11 Apr 2016 · Minimum Pricing

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

15 Mar 2016 · Address Reception

Meeting with Jerzy Bogdan Plewa (Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development)

28 Oct 2015 · general update on the state of the spirits sector presented by SPIRITS

Meeting with Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General Trade)

16 Oct 2015 · Trade and the spirits sector

Meeting with Edward Bannerman (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen) and Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins

5 Oct 2015 · Trade policy

Meeting with Jon Nyman (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

18 Sept 2015 · Market access challenges in Asia

Meeting with Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

22 Jul 2015 · Exports of spirits to Colombia

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan) and Associação das Empresas de Vinho do Porto

17 Jul 2015 · Position of spiritsEUROPE and AEVP on the future EU Trade Strategy

Meeting with Léon Delvaux (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

7 Jul 2015 · Introduce ourselves and present some key challenges we are facing in Europe & in third country markets

Meeting with Robert Madelin (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and 22 other interest representatives

3 Jun 2015 · New College and Better Regulation

Meeting with Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

11 Mar 2015 · TTIP, Investment plan

Meeting with Maria Elena Scoppio (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici)

11 Mar 2015 · Future perspectives on matter of taxation of alcohol

Meeting with Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström), Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström) and 4 other attendees

18 Feb 2015 · Various ongoing trade negotiations

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan), Peter Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

28 Jan 2015 · Geographical Indications and Reg 110