Press Release: Promotion of EU agricultural products outside the EU

The European Commission has approved measures to provide information on, and to promote, agricultural products in third countries. Member States submitted 20 programmes to the Commission to be examined. The 10 programmes that have been accepted are from France, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal and Romania. The products covered are PGI and PDO, wine, fruit and vegetables, meat, spirits, olive oil, and organic products. The EU contribution is €11.1 million (50% of the total budget of the programmes).