The Council of Ministers adopted the report of the Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr. Miroslav Naydenov for the traditional character of the Bulgarian alcoholic beverage"brandy"(rakia). The initiative is organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance.
Bulgaria must convince the EU that grape brandy is a traditional drink of our country. In the event that the EU recognises rakia as our traditional alcoholic drink , the excise duty on brandy will be halved.