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Farm sales of alcohol in Sweden pass EU review

by AI | 08.Jan 2025 | Europe in brief AI

The Swedish government’s plans to allow farm sales of alcohol seem to be able to be implemented this summer. According to reports, the EU Commission has no objections to the proposal.

Minister of Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, and the Liberal Party's group leader Lina Nordquist at a previous press conference about farm sales of alcoholic beverages. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT

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Stockholm – It looks like farm sales of alcohol will be allowed in Sweden.

The Swedish government’s legislative proposal to allow small-scale sales of beer, wine, gin, and other alcohol during visits to vineyards and microbreweries has been on the EU Commission’s table for review all autumn.

At midnight on January 8, the deadline passed, and sources in the EU Commission tell TT that they will not issue a statement on the proposal.

In practice, this means that the government can proceed with plans to allow farm sales from June 1.

In fact, the process should have been completed already in October, but Portugal protested at the last minute, and the deadline was extended to January 8.

Portugal, along with wine producers around the EU, has complained that the proposal discriminates against manufacturers from other countries and constitutes a trade barrier. But the Swedish government maintains in its response to Portugal that the change in the law does not violate any EU regulations. 

The sales will be limited.

(January 7)

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