EU urges Russia to reconsider evidence in pig import ban
BRUSSELS, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) on Friday called on Russian authorities to take into account all the evidence before banning pig imports from EU member states.
EU Health Commissioner Tonio Borg said the bloc had acted quickly to contain the spread of infection after two cases of African swine fever were detected in wild boar in Lithuania on Friday.
"Interim protective measures have been swiftly adopted by the Commission to regionalize the infected area within Lithuania," he said.