https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Protesters clashed with police in Puglia over the removal of ancient olive trees to make way for a controversial pipeline. https://www.thelocal.it/20170705/clashes-in-puglia-over-removal-of-ancient-olive-trees-for-pipeline Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:39:11 +0200 clashes-in-puglia-over-removal-of-ancient-olive-trees-for-pipeline The EU's top court ruled on Thursday the European Commission can order member states to cut down thousands of olive trees infected by deadly bacteria after Italian authorities halted the felling in December. https://www.thelocal.it/20160609/eu-can-now-order-italy-to-cut-down-thousands-of-sick-olive-trees Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:02:30 +0200 eu-can-now-order-italy-to-cut-down-thousands-of-sick-olive-trees Italian producers have attacked an EU decision to remove customs duty on Tunisian olive oil, saying it threatens their livelihood and risks flooding Europe with fake oils. https://www.thelocal.it/20160310/tunisian-olive-oil-ruling-pits-italian-producers-against-eu Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:42:24 +0100 tunisian-olive-oil-ruling-pits-italian-producers-against-eu Italian olive grower Federico Manni is at the end of his tether. https://www.thelocal.it/20160216/growers-despair-as-disease-ravages-italys-timeless-olive-groves Tue, 16 Feb 2016 09:23:20 +0100 growers-despair-as-disease-ravages-italys-timeless-olive-groves Italy’s forestry police have uncovered a massive olive oil scam in Puglia, which involved the import of oils from Syria, Turkey, Morocco and Tunisia, which were tampered with before being sold as authentic Italian extra virgin olive oil. https://www.thelocal.it/20151203/italy-busts-syria-linked-olive-oil-scam Thu, 03 Dec 2015 18:00:43 +0100 italy-busts-syria-linked-olive-oil-scam Seven Italian olive oil producers, including Bertolli, Sasso and Carapelli, are being investigated over allegations that the firms falsely sold olive oil products a “extra virgin”. https://www.thelocal.it/20151111/seven-italian-firms-probed-in-olive-oil-scam Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:46:18 +0100 seven-italian-firms-probed-in-olive-oil-scam Italian authorities have cut down 45 olive trees in an effort to combat a strain of bacteria killing olive trees in southern Italy, the EU's second biggest producer of olive oil, in a move that has angered local farmers. https://www.thelocal.it/20150708/farmers-angered-after-italy-culls-45-olive-trees Wed, 08 Jul 2015 15:21:14 +0200 farmers-angered-after-italy-culls-45-olive-trees An EU body has asked Italy to cut down olive trees in areas across the south, in an effort to combat a deadly bacterium which poses a "very serious threat" to European agriculture. https://www.thelocal.it/20150430/eu-wants-italy-to-cut-down-olive-trees Thu, 30 Apr 2015 09:30:13 +0200 eu-wants-italy-to-cut-down-olive-trees Italy's tradition of blessing olive branches on Palm Sunday should be ditched this year for fear of spreading a bacteria devastating trees in the south, farmers warned on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150326/olive-disease-threatens-italian-easter-tradition Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:14:51 +0100 olive-disease-threatens-italian-easter-tradition Brussels called for "complete vigilance" on Monday to stop the spread of a strain of bacteria killing olive trees in southern Italy, the European Union's second biggest producer of olive oil. https://www.thelocal.it/20150324/olive-tree-disease-in-italy-alarms-eu Tue, 24 Mar 2015 09:29:04 +0100 olive-tree-disease-in-italy-alarms-eu Bad weather and pests have devastated much of Italy's olive harvest this year, meaning the much sought-after oil is only going to get pricier. But Pamela Sheldon Johns, an olive oil producer, says there is some room for optimism. https://www.thelocal.it/20141126/bad-weather-and-pests-ruin-italys-olive-harvest Wed, 26 Nov 2014 13:56:00 +0100 bad-weather-and-pests-ruin-italys-olive-harvest China's state-owned Bright Food said it has agreed to buy a majority stake in Italian olive oil producer Salov as it seeks more targets overseas. https://www.thelocal.it/20141008/china-food-giant-buys-into-italian-olive-oil-maker Wed, 08 Oct 2014 11:48:00 +0200 china-food-giant-buys-into-italian-olive-oil-maker Shoppers risk paying more for their olive oil this year as a bacteria withers the trees of two top producers in Italy and a drought hits Spain, driving up prices. https://www.thelocal.it/20140825/olive-oil-prices-to-surge-as-bacteria-blights-italian-groves Mon, 25 Aug 2014 12:00:00 +0200 olive-oil-prices-to-surge-as-bacteria-blights-italian-groves Scientists from the University of Siena claim to have found a link between Tuscan olive oil and cancer prevention, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20131107/italians-discover-cancer-fighting-olive-oil Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:00:00 +0100 italians-discover-cancer-fighting-olive-oil