“The measures provided for in European legislation must be implemented”, a European Commission spokeswoman said on Monday 1 December, after the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture announced on 28 November that two wild boars found dead in Catalonia had tested positive for African swine fever, a first in the country since November 1994.
Among the measures taken, the Commission cited the establishment of infected zones, surveillance of wild fauna (wild boar) and a ban on hunting.
“We need...