On Thursday 13 July, the European Commission sent a reasoned opinion to Italy because the country is not doing enough to halt the spread of a damaging tree-disease bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, which is killing olive trees in the Puglia region.
The Commission says the Italian authorities should have immediately removed the infected plants as soon as the presence of Xylella fastidiosa was confirmed under EU legislation, including implementing decision 2015/789 of 18 May 2015 on measures to...