On Friday, 3 May, the European Commission announced that it had approved a French aid scheme—with an €80 million budget—that aims to support vineyards in southern France that are faced with market disruption in an economic context that has been worsened by the consequences of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine.
The European Commission felt that this difficult context could jeopardise the continued existence of numerous vineyards in that region.
Eligible companies will...