Green Paper on the future of Geographical Indications
Presented during the VII Qualivita Forum – Siena, December 5, 2025
The Green Paper on the future of Geographical Indications, presented at the 7th European Forum on Food Quality in Siena, is a strategic policy document developed through the collaboration of the main international organisations of the GI system – oriGIn, oriGIn EU, Origin Italia, Origen España, oriGIn France and Qualifica-oriGIn Portugal – with the scientific and methodological contribution of the Fondazione Qualivita. Published only a few months after the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, it puts forward a shared vision for the implementation phase of the European reform, offering a unified interpretation of the challenges that the PDO and PGI systems will have to face in a rapidly changing global context: ecological transition, digitalisation, online protection, and the evolution of international markets.
Geographical Indications have established themselves in Europe as one of the most effective tools for rural development: they generate economic value, protect landscapes and traditional knowledge, and strengthen social cohesion and territorial identity. For this reason, today GIs must be fully integrated into the framework of the EU’s agricultural strategy and the revision of the CAP, not as an accessory measure but as a structural lever for competitiveness, sustainability and quality. Their nature as collective assets – built on shared rules, controls, transparency and a link to origin – makes them one of the EU’s most successful systems: capable of guiding supply chains towards more equitable and environmentally responsible practices, safeguarding agricultural biodiversity, improving the trade balance, and attracting investment, qualified employment and responsible tourism. This Green Paper aims to indicate the policy choices now needed to consolidate and expand this success: coherent integration of GIs into CAP instruments, strengthening the governance of Consortia and the competent public authorities of Member States, support for innovation and training, and protection in international markets. It is time to elevate GIs to a strategic infrastructure for the rural Europe we want: competitive, inclusive, and sustainable.
Vision and Actions: the future of Geographical Indications
Presented as a collective contribution from the production sector, the Green Paper marks a political milestone: it offers the European Union a platform for reflection on future quality policies and reaffirms the central role of GIs as a strategic infrastructure for the rural Europe we want – competitive, inclusive and sustainable.
From this stem clear operational choices: integration of GIs into CAP instruments, strengthening the governance of producer groups, support for innovation and training, and effective protection in international markets..
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