enough measures by Rome to oppose it

Despite the “great and urgent challenge for the whole world” in terms of fighting African swine fever, it is “very important to be vigilant and to put all relevant European legislation in place involved, especially during peak summer”. The European Commission says so. The presence of the disease in Europe “is not only a threat to the European pig sector, but it can also have a significant negative impact on our environment and ecosystems, as well as an impact on agriculture and trade”, warns the EU’s executive spokesperson, recalling that “the Member States concerned have made great efforts to eradicate and contain this devastating disease”. “As a is required by EU legislation, the Commission adopts the necessary regional measures taking into account the epidemiological situation” in the Seventies, he said.