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I'm from Italy, and, even if there are some things I don't like coming from the EU (for example, some regulations about food), I find that a LOT has improved in

I'm from Italy, and, even if there are some things I don't like coming from the EU (for example, some regulations about food), I find that a LOT has improved in Europe thanks to it. I would just like things to improve even more ;)

arethuza 15y ago
Even with food, things like the Protected Geographical Status seem like a damn good idea - we have fantastic local foods in the EU and this can do a lot to protect manufacturers from blatantly unfair competition and give good guarantees to consumers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_Geographical_Status http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_Geographical_Status
- Shivetya 15y ago
  So forty six thousand words designating what is acceptable as a 'quality wine' is a good thing? To be a quality wine requires that the wine be produced in a designated area? Sorry, but to me that is nothing more than good old protectionism to prevent worthy competitors from entering a market. I would not doubt that it is so corrupt that you can buy your way into a designated area provided you have the connections. While some protection of known names is valid, determine who makes a good product simply based on their geographical domain is not. What we have is government bureaucrats picking winners and losers. Fantastic local foods protect themselves by upholding their quality and their name. I fully agree that names need protecting, however determine quality by the region its produced in; the wine example; is wrong.
  - arethuza 15y ago
    I agree that the wine example is stupid, but here is (fairly) local example to me: http://www.arbroathsmokies.net/pgi.php http://www.arbroathsmokies.net/pgi.php
  - danmaz74 15y ago
    Quality wine doesn't need to come from a specific area. But if you write "Chianti Wine", it has to come from Chianti (which is a specific area in Italy). There is protectionism, and there is consumer protection: I'm glad to buy food from everywhere, but I want to know what it is.

arethuza 15y ago

Even with food, things like the Protected Geographical Status seem like a damn good idea - we have fantastic local foods in the EU and this can do a lot to protect manufacturers from blatantly unfair competition and give good guarantees to consumers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_Geographical_Status http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_Geographical_Status

Shivetya 15y ago
So forty six thousand words designating what is acceptable as a 'quality wine' is a good thing? To be a quality wine requires that the wine be produced in a designated area? Sorry, but to me that is nothing more than good old protectionism to prevent worthy competitors from entering a market. I would not doubt that it is so corrupt that you can buy your way into a designated area provided you have the connections. While some protection of known names is valid, determine who makes a good product simply based on their geographical domain is not. What we have is government bureaucrats picking winners and losers. Fantastic local foods protect themselves by upholding their quality and their name. I fully agree that names need protecting, however determine quality by the region its produced in; the wine example; is wrong.
- arethuza 15y ago
  I agree that the wine example is stupid, but here is (fairly) local example to me: http://www.arbroathsmokies.net/pgi.php http://www.arbroathsmokies.net/pgi.php
- danmaz74 15y ago
  Quality wine doesn't need to come from a specific area. But if you write "Chianti Wine", it has to come from Chianti (which is a specific area in Italy). There is protectionism, and there is consumer protection: I'm glad to buy food from everywhere, but I want to know what it is.