www.elperiodic.ad DIMARTS, 10 DE JULIOL DEL 2018 el Periòdic d’Andorra 15 CONEIXEMENT SOBRE d'Andorra L’ÚS DE LES TECNOLOGIES elelENGLISHTema PeriòdicPeriòdic del EDITION dia NewsW E Dxx 5 RELATIONS WITH BRUSSELS The management demands an exit clause in the agreement with the EU Entrepreneurs demand that they be able to resign The CEA, the Chamber and the EFA ratify if concrete obligations cannot be assumed ‘minimum conditions’ against the Brussels MARICEL BLANCH MIQUEL ARMENGOL PRESIDENT OF THE CEA «Andorra must assumes regional leadership and share growth and infrastructure [in neighboring countries]» GERARD CADENA PRESIDENT OF THE CEA «[New European laws] will need to be applied gradually and depending the sector FRANCESC MORA PRESIDENT OF THE EFA «Andorra is in no hurry to sign the partnership agreement. It may take six months or six years, but it must be done well Mora, is obligated not only to take Armengol, Cadena and Mora, last afternoon, after submitting their road map to the Government. the document into account, but al- 33 so to «evaluate it and make its pro- EL PERIÒDIC nism», in which Andorra is reques- is not very realistic, the business ow- For his part, the President of the posals». However, Mora said that ANDORRA LA VELLA ted to «repeal the agreement, in ners consider the inclusion of a jo- Chamber of Commerce, Miquel Ar- «Andorra is in no hurry» to enter in @PeriodicAND whole or in part». , if you consider int and parity committee a pre-re- mengol, outlined the main points the EU and, therefore, «things must hinking about the An- that you cannot take on concrete quisite for the appeals before Euro- of the text, with special emphasis be negotiated well», without thin- dorra of 2050», the th- obligations, especially those that pean jurisdiction. on the material conditions and, in king «if it will take six months or ree business organiza- arise as the Union evolves, and that particular, on all types of infras- six years». «Ttions in the country it allows for a detailed and pre-esta- ROAD MAP CEA President Gerard Ca- tructure. He recalled that with the The agreement of the manage- - CEA, EFA and Chamber of Commer- blished departure in detail.» dena wanted/ the agreement help desire to free itself from «the chro- ment also provides for state mono- ce - presented yesterday to the Head Also, with regard to the resolu- to «diversify the economy» and fo- nic enclave in the mountains», An- polies, because «due to its small si- of Government, Xavier Espot, and tion of conflicts, the management reign investment «provide new dorra proposes to assume a regio- ze and orography» the Principality the Secretary of State for Europe- considers it appropriate to create jobs and wealth for the country», nal leadership to «share the growth «needs to guarantee a quality terri- an Affairs, Landry Riba, a text with an «ad hoc court» that can be like- while at the same time protecting and transport, health and educati- tory in energy and telecommunica- the «minimum conditions» that the ned to the Court of the European the fabric national business. He onal infrastructure.» Armengol as- tions», in explicit reference to FEDA Principality must accept for the fu- Free Trade Association, where both said that, depending on the sector, serted that «although not as much and Andorra Telecom , respectively. ture partnership agreement with the EU and third countries are re- such as financial services or public as we do», Spain and France are al- Cadena, Armengol and Mora re- the European Union (EU). presented, and this way no dispute procurement, the new legislation so «very interested» in achieving it. iterated the importance of holding With the recent Brexit, among should be directed to the Brussels will be applied «gradually» and the The fact that the three business a referendum so that it is the popu- the proposals, and within the ins- Court of Justice, considering that opening of sectors that are current- organizations have signed this ro- lation who ratifies the agreement titutional framework, there is a the Principality has no representa- ly absent in the Principality will be ad map forces, the Government, ac- with Brussels before the General Co- «safeguard clause and exit mecha- tion. Admitting that this possibility prioritized. cording to EFA President Francesc uncil gives its final approval H 16 www.elperiodic.ad WEDNESDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 2020 el Periòdicel Periòdic d’Andorra News WINES WITH DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN First step in the DO Andorra The aim is to diversify agriculture, link it to tourism and increase the country’s eight hectares of vineyards MARICEL BLANCH EL PERIÒDIC ANDORRA LA VELLA @PeriodicAND hen last December an Andorran wine was selected the best in W the world in the ca- tegory of eco-friendly wines, the Ministry of Agriculture turned on the light bulb. It was the definitive impetus that I needed to start the path towards obtaining the dis- tinctive DO Andorra, which gua- rantees the origin and quality of the wines made in the Principa- lity. The five wineries in the co- untry had been calling on the Go- vernment for this recognition for years, but it was not until yester- day that the first step was taken. The Minister of Agriculture, Silvia Calvó, together with all the repre- sentatives of the sector, met with members of the International Or- Josep Casals CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE «We are working on the regulations, but if we got the stamp ‘IGP Andorra meat’ we will also do it with Minister Calvó with representatives from the world of wine, during a meeting yesterday. the DO» 33 of Andorra, we will do the same is to expand the vineyard’s area, are Merlot, Pinot Noir and Syrah, lled that «at the last international Manuel Capote with wine». but in no case «to replace tobacco in red , and Chardonnay, Gewür- mountain wine competition, Bor- CERVIM VICE PRESIDENT Currently the country has only with grapes,» as Casals said. The ztraminer and Riesling, in white. da Sabaté’s Escol 2010 white wine «Many European eight hectares of vineyards, which EU partnership agreement must At the meeting yesterday, the wi- received the highest recognition, represents about 1% of the cultiva- guarantee tobacco crops for anot- neries expressed their interest in as well as other prizes that other countries with ted area of the country. Of the fi- her 30 years «and» simplify the being members of the OIV body wineries achieved”. ve wine farms, four are located in customs administrative barriers that groups mountain wines, the small wine Sant Julià de Lòria and one in Ordi- that today make it difficult to ex- Cervim (Research Center, Studies, TOURISM OENOLOGY The meeting productions have no, although according to Canals, port products of Andorran origin Safeguarding, Coordination and was also attended /by the head of «smaller wineries in higher paris- «, said Casals. Mountain Valorisation of Viticul- Tourism, Verònica Canals. They the Designation of hes are beginning to take their le- ture). For his part, Cervim empha- both said that «this is the first ti- Origin stamp» ad.» Together, they reach an an- TALL WINES The Principality pro- sized that «the wines of Andorra me that two ministers have been nual production of 15,000 bottles. duces what/ is called ‘extreme wi- meet the conditions established working together on such an ini- nes or heroic wines’, for their abi- for being able to be part of the so- tiative.» The aim is to enhance the ganization of Vine and Wine (OIV) AGRICULTURE DIVERSIFICATION The di- lity to survive in hostile territory. called mountain wines» and con- wine routes among tourists and to guide them on the long journey rector of the Department /of Agri- The vineyard is the highest in Eu- firmed that «many European co- make gastronomy a key factor. that begins. It will take two to five culture acknowledged that «the rope, with a height of 850 meters untries with small wine producti- In this sense, Casals acknowled- years to see the DO Andorra stamp praise of Andorran wine experts and a height of 1,500 meters, and ons have achieved the designation ged that the DO Andorra would be on the wine bottles, but the badge in the wine sector encourages us the grapes often have to withstand of Protected Origin”. Cervim’s vi- the best platform to «use the local will allow winegrowers to compe- to continue diversifying our agri- freezing temperatures. The most ce-president, Manuel Capote, who product as another claim for visi- te on an equal footing with other culture.» The ministry’s intention common varieties in the country was present at the meeting, reca- tors». wines from around the world. H The director of the Department of Agriculture, Josep Casals, said the keys that «the quality regimes establis- hed by the European Union are being worked on so that the co- A prior world badge that identifies An opportunity to A new way to attract untry’s wine can be recognized in- 1recognition 2 the origin 3enrich agriculture 4tourism ternally and externally, and what are the regulatory frameworks Cervim, the body that groups and re- The “Designation of Origin” distinction About 1% of the arable land in the co- The worldwide recognition of Andorran about Protected Designations of ward wineries that make mountain wi- allows wineries to have a cover letter at untry is dedicated to the vineyard, which wines could create new sources of re- Origin”. In that sense, since 2016, nes, chose an Andorran white wine as international fairs that certifies their pro- is less than a dozen hectares.