Other pathogens, such as the so-called ‘black spot’ found in citrus imports from South Africa, also represent a significant risk to EU production.

The programme supports alternative livelihood initiatives in the coastal pirate areas of Somalia, investigation capacities at national and regional level, prison reforms, prosecution and judicial capacity, disruption of illegal financial flows, combating money laundering, and various other maritime tasks, in addition to a regional mechanism for the coordination and exchange of maritime information. €4 million of investment in its satellite monitoring programme (Copernicus) in 2017 to support EU agencies and EU Member States in monitoring oil pollution and large-scale commercial fisheries (including the fight against illegal, unreported a ...[+++]nd unregulated fishing) in the Northeast Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Baltic, the North Sea, the Black Sea, the Pacific Ocean and around the Canary Islands.

Moreover, this is another stain on our current model of European integration.

Local folklore says that the black spots are the bruises from the windfall apples hitting the pigs.

It is a greenish blue colour, with narrow wavy black lines and speckles, while its belly and flanks are of a silvery yellow with bluish grey speckles.

This practice also prevents any spoiling (e.g. the occurrence of black spotting that may appears at the end of the maturation process on cheeses left uncovered on wooden planks or matting) and any deterioration of the rind (fissures, malformation).