18/04/2016 (Agence Europe) - Additional measures against Xylella fastidiosa. On Friday 15 April, experts from EU member states approved additional measures against Xylella fastidiosa, a bacteria that has decimated olive groves in the south of Italy (see EUROPE 11522). The new measures update some elements of the existing emergency provisions adopted in May 2015. In particular, it takes into account the evolution of Xylella fastidiosa in the Italian territory (Apulia region) and the fact that...