Italy: Olive groves under threat | Focus on Europe

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In southern Italy, a strain of bacteria is destroying ancient olive groves. The European Union has proposed a range of emergency measures to stop the spread of the disease, including asking Italy to destroy affected trees to establish a buffer zone. About one million olive trees are now threatened with the chop.

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