European Commission spokesman for agriculture and rural development Roger Waite said on Monday that Croatia could not sell wine under the label of Teran (or Terrano) on the European market, and that it would not be allowed to sell it in on its own market as of 1 July when it joins the EU.
Terrano with the protected designation of origin is recognised as a Slovenian wine, and Croatia made no objection when it was registered as such. The matter has not been covered by Croatia's accession negotiations either and therefore as of 1 July Croatia cannot sell its wine with the Teran label on the European market, the spokesman told Hina on Monday after complaints from Croatian Agriculture Minister Tihomir Jakovina that Slovenia's officials had shown no understanding for his initiative that Croatia and Slovenia made a joint initiative for that sort of wine.
Sources from the Commission, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that Croatia could no longer seek a satisfactory solution without Ljubljana's consent.
