What are Geographical Indications and what are they for?

The EU Council on Tuesday (26 March) formally adopted a revised version of the EU’s Geographical Indications (GIs) regulation, which protects the names of products that come from specific regions and have specific qualities and a certain reputation through special labels.

But what do we really know about GIs?

In this video explainer, EURACTIV takes a closer look at this legal framework.