spiritsNEWS February 2016
spiritsEUROPE joins Commissioner Phil Hogan's Diplomatic Offensive
Fostering the European position as the world's top exporter was the key objective of Commissioner Phil Hogan’s mission to Colombia and Mexico on 8 to 12 February (…)
EU-Vietnam FTA: Let’s speed up the process
On 1 February, Vietnam and the EU published the near-final text of the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) signed on 2 December 2015 (…)
Are new drinking guidelines confusing rather than informing consumers?
It is important to discourage heavy episodic drinking which is associated with acute and chronic alcohol-related harm (...)
WSTA and SWA call for a further 2% duty cut on spirits in the UK
The 2% cut in 2015 had a beneficial effect on revenues a further 2% cut is called for (…)
Sweden: postponement of proposed bottle tax, but much work still to do
When the Systembolaget, proposed that bottles above a particular weight would face a new tax, spirits producers were greatly concerned (...)
spiritsEUROPE agenda 2016
Forthcoming events (...)
