government planned to renovate the city's wet markets and transform them into modern shopping malls. the plan was met with resistance from wet market vendors after significant declines in sales figures from other markets that were moved to the basements of high-end shopping centers. in 2020, prime minister of vietnam nguyễn xuân phúc announced proposals to ban wildlife trade in vietnam. france rungis international market in the île-de-france region, created in 1969, is the largest market for fresh food in the whole of europe, selling food from both within and without île-de-france. the largest wholesale food market in the world, and perhaps even the largest fresh food market, various foods are offered, including sheep and eel. by 1972, 6000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables were shipped to the market daily. italy the porta palazzo market in the northwestern city of turin is the largest street market in europe, having about a hundred fresh food producers sell their goods at the height of the season in the city's historic district. the turinese authorities, working alongside those of the market, have increasingly attempted to reconfigure the public's perception of the market as a multicultural space and a site for tourism, featuring cuisine from around the world. ireland an entrance to the edwardian iveagh markets building in dublin, ireland. the iveagh markets in dublin, ireland was an indoor market that was divided into a dry market that sold clothes and a wet market that sold fish, fruit, and vegetables. the market operated from 1906 and had become dilapidated by the 1980s. the last stalls closed in the 1990s and the building is still derelict as of 2018 despite failed attempts to redevelop the site into a new food market complex. australia in 2020, sbs reported that wet markets were once common in australia and were gradually shut down over time as abattoirs were centralised and moved away from cities. media outlets daily mercury and herald sun, as well as agriculture minister david littleproud and leader of the labor party anthony albanese, have described various fresh meat, seafood, and produce markets in australia, such as the sydney fish market and melbourne fish market, as wet markets in response to international calls to ban wet markets.