Over the years, oriGIn played a key role in ensuring that the EU GIs regulations strengthened key provisions, such as administrative (ex officio) protection and the recognition of the role of groups in protection and promotion activities.
Likewise, oriGIn works to further strengthen GIs provisions, as well as to simplify and harmonize the EU quality policy, in the context of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post 2020.
- 28/02/2024-oriGIn EU Press release: oriGIn EU welcomes the final revision of the EU geographical indications policy
- 12/12/2023-oriGIn EU press release: oriGIn EU welcomes the revision of the EU geographical indications policy
- 15/06/2023-Adoption of MEP De Castro report and GI Review “trilogues” working methods and calendar
- 01/06/2023-oriGIn EU Press release: Revision of the Geographical Indication Policy: oriGIn EU welcomes the position adopted by the Plenary of the European Parliament
- 20/04/2023- oriGIn EU Press Release: Revision of the Geographical Indication Policy:oriGIn EU welcomes the position adopted by the Agricultural and Development Committee of the European Parliament
- 09/02/2023-oriGIn EU Press release: GI review enters a crucial phase: An opportunity to further strengthen the EU GI system and contribute to the transition to a more sustainable agriculture
- 15/12/2022-Update on the review of the EU GIs system
- 09/11/2022-The review of the EU GIs system enters a crucial phase
- 29/09/2022-oriGIn EU Press release: Revision of the Geographical Indication Policy: oriGIn EU welcomes Mr. De Castro willingness to improve the Commission’s proposal
- 19/07/2022 – oriGIn EU Reforms: An update on the revision of the EU geographical indications scheme and the new EU legislation on Geographical indications for craft and industrials products
- 31/03/2022- oriGIn EU press release: Revision of the Geographical Indication Policy: oriGIn EU regrets a lack of ambition and coherence as well as the contradictions in the proposal of the European Commission
- 10/02/2022 – Open letter to the European Institutions on the reform of the Geographical Indication policy
- 16/07/2021 – The European Institutions reached an agreement on the future CAP (2023-2027)
- 25/06/2021 – Press Release: Future Common Agricultural Policy: European Geographical Indications producers welcome the agreement found by the EU Institutions
- 15/04/2021 – oriGIn EU submitted its comments in the context of the geographical indications scheme revision
- 28/01/2021 – EU Public Consultation: Assessment of effectiveness, efficiency, relevance and consistency of the EU GIs quality schemes
- 27/11/2020 – Joint Press release: EU GIs welcome the European Commission’s initiatives to strengthen the EU Geographical Indication system
- 23/10/2020 – Press Release: Future Common Agricultural Policy: European Geographical Indications producers welcome the European Parliament position
- 22/04/2020 – Towards a coordinated European GIs agenda to respond to the COVID-19 crisis
- 22/04/2020 – The Commission published a new study on the economic value of EU GIs
- 01/04/2020 – Future of CAP: Summary of the work on GIs carried out so far by oriGIn and the way forward
- 09/03/2020 – European Green Deal – Sustainability: Challenges and opportunities for GIs in the framework of the EU “Farm to Fork” Strategy
- 05/11/2019 – oriGIn EU event in Brussels: GIs, the future of a major pillar of the European food system
- 14/10/2019 – oriGIn paper on the protection of PDO, PGI and GIs against “evocation”
- 17/05/2019 – The new sprits regulation contains important advancements for GIs
- 16/05/2019 – oriGIn EU priorities for the future of GIs in the EU
- 16/05/2019 – Press Release: Sustainability, enhanced protection and further simplification: One week ahead of the European Parliament elections, oriGIn EU publishes its priorities for geographical indications in the 2019-2024 legislature
- 27/09/2018 – EU: Compromise on the spirit drinks Regulation contains positive elements for GIs
- 19/11/2018 – The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is an opportunity for GIs, but further works remains to be done
- 01/06/2018 – Future CAP: Encouraging Commission proposals confirm Geographical Indications as a powerful rural development tool
- 20/03/2018 – Press Release: Simplification and EU bilateral agreements covering GIs: oriGIn EU sets its policy agenda
- 08/03/2018 – European Parliament adopts amendments on the draft spirit drinks regulation
- 21/06/2017 – oriGIn comments on the Draft Spirit Drinks Regulation and its implications for GIs
- 24/02/2017 – Civil Dialogue Group on Quality and Promotion: “Making GIs a truly European story: Presentation by oriGIn”, Mr Massimo Vittori, Managing Director, oriGIn
- 01/12/2016 – The EU Commission adopted a legislative proposal replacing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 on spirit drinks
- 10/11/2016 – oriGIn @ the Seminar on Controls of geographical indications and traditional specialities organized by the DG Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission, Bruxelles (Belgium). Massimo Vittori, Managing Director of oriGIn, will give a presentation on “Controls of geographical indications & traditional specialties. Food fairs: fake products”
- 04/08/2016 – Wine: Simplification of the EU rules
- 01/07/2015 – oriGIn Paper on EU Quality Simplification
- 19/06/2014 – EU Commission delegated and implementing acts of Regulation (EU) No 1151/12 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs
- 20/05/2013 – oriGIn Members adopted the Declaration of Bordeaux
- 14/12/2012 – REGULATION (EU) No 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs
- 13/09/2012 – Press release: A sound Regulation missing a key ingredient for the future of quality products: oriGIn looks at the implications of the approved “Quality Package“
- 15/02/2012 – European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards contractual relations in the milk and milk products sector (COM(2010)0728 – C7-0408/2010 – 2010/0362(COD))
- 06/12/2011 – oriGIn welcomes the outcome of the discussion on the Milk Package which provides for GI cheese producers the possibility to manage their production
- 06/12/2011 – A fairer deal for dairy farmers: MEPs and Council agree on new rules (European Parliament)
- 29-30/11/2011 – oriGIn at “Q Factor Agriculture and Quality, values of the New Europe”
- 16/11/2011 – Special Report of the European Court of Auditors on the GI scheme
- 16/09/2011 – oriGIn paper on the management of production volumes for PDOs and PGIs
- 21/06/2011 – Press Release: Quality Policy Reform: The European Parliament meets the expectations of geographical indications’ producers
- 21/06/2011 – Press Release: Food quality labels: simpler rules for farmers, more clarity for customers
- 05/04/2011 – Draft Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on agricultural product quality schemes
- 01/04/2011 – oriGIn’s amendments to the EU Commission proposal for a Regulation on agricultural product quality schemes
- 31/03/2011 – Press Release: Assemblea Aicig, Associazione Italiana Consorzi Indicazioni Geografiche,tutti i Consorzi uniti chiedono la programmazione dei volumi produttivi
- 10/12/2010 – Press Release: One step forward, two steps backward for PDOs and PGIs: oriGIn analyses the Commission’s proposals to reform the agricultural product quality policy
- 28/09/2010 – Round table on the evolution of the European quality policy, European Parliament, Bruxelles (Belgium)
- 25/03/2010 – European Parliament resolution of 25 March 2010 on Agricultural product quality policy: what strategy to follow?
- 29/09/2009 – Round table on “the future of the EU quality policy: can we guarantee the quality without managing the production?”
- 09/06/2009 – Round table on GIs and the ex officio protection, Brussels (Belgium)
- 28/05/2009 – The Future of the European Quality Policy: the European Commission’s recipe misses key Geographical Indications’ ingredients
- 03/12/2008 – oriGIn Round Table on the future of Geographical Indications, Brussels (Belgium)
- 28/11/2008 – oriGIn’s contribution to the EU Green Paper
