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protocol of eradication of the European Union in all the islands “ would almost provoke the destruction of the primary sector ”, because it calls for the removal of healthy trees around the diseased ones . Last year in Italy this measures caused the destruction of more than one million olive trees . The Balearic regional government is waiting for Europe to authorize the removal of only the affected trees . from : El Pais

Carrefour Ondara to hire 47 new employees - French company collaborates with local enterprises

Carrefour will open its second new shop in the Marina Alta on February 23rd , adding an additional 47 new employees to the 57 workers ( from the previous Eroski Supermarket ) who will be retained . The French company works and collaborates with a total of 960 companies in the Comunidad Valenciana , some from the Marina Alta , such as Cidoncha , a producer of artisan bakery and cakes . In addition , it has signed agreements with fishermen ’ s guilds , most notably the one in Dénia , which will supply fish to various Carrefour establishments . From : La Marina Plaza

A drone to combat illegal fishing in Xàbia

Xàbia has contracted the services of an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out surveillance flights along the 25 kilometres of coastline , allowing close observation in real-time of the most inaccessible corners of the coast . Scheduled flights will be augmented by random ones to ensure the surprise effect with the images broadcast in real-time via tablet to agents working in the ‘ Unidad de Cometidos Especiales ( UCE )’ - [‘ the