Xylella : MEPs slam Commission, demand compensation for farmers

MEPs have vented their disappointment with what they consider a late response by the European Commission to the outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa, a deadly plant disease that is killing olive trees in the province of Lecce in Italy. In a non-binding resolution, adopted on 20 May, they also called on the EU executive and the member states to come up without delay with a compensation scheme for growers of olive trees that are infested by the damaging bacterium. More resources,…