For the president of the Region Christian Solinas it is "an historic result". "A day that we have waited for 44 years, with over 4,000 days of embargo", said the president of Coldiretti, Battista Cualbu instead. Cold, however, the coordinator of the League Dario Giagoni: "We are not totally satisfied." Criticism, of course, the opposition. Salvatore Corrias, with the entire Pd group: "There is little to cheer about."
Today Europe has put an end to the total embargo on the movement of Sardinian pigs and their meat (and by-products, such as ham) imposed by swine fever on the island.
www.unionesarda.it/news-sardegna/peste-suina-la-svolta-cade-lembargo-totale-sui-maiali-della-sardegna-gv8ki5ueA very strong opening, which however does not represent a free-for-all: a red zone remains, which crosses part of Ogliastra and affects some centers in the Nuoro area, which remain blocked. A few outbreaks have been detected here – not necessarily with sick animals – in the last twelve months. And the new regulation, which will come into force in January, requires prudence: any easing will be authorized only after subsequent monitoring, which will be quarterly. Meanwhile, 80% of Sardinian municipalities have been freed. For the others, 5 million euros in compensation have been made available.
SOLINAS. When the total blockade was triggered, in 2011, «faced with what, in fact, presented itself as the worst scenario for the companies in our livestock sector, Sardinia began to develop the awareness that only with a concerted effort could find a way out», declares the president of the Region, Christian Solinas, The turning point in 2021, with the audit in Brussels which led to the formulation of five recommendations by the European Commission. «We have made every possible effort», adds Solins, «to satisfy Brussels' requests. With the project unit, the IZS of Sardinia, the veterinary services, the departments and competent offices, the CFVA, . Today the verdict.
