An FVE delegation, headed by President W.Winding, spoke with the recently appointed EU Commissioner for “Health and Consumer Policy” Mr J. Dalli. Mr J. Dalli really welcomed FVE delegation pointing out how important is a good communication with the veterinary profession. The Commissioner considers Animal Health and Welfare to be part of the European values. He underlined the role of the veterinary profession in Public Health.

Animal Health: 2010 Vet week; Zoonoses monitoring; Foot and mouth disease;
Animal Welfare: DIALREL; Welfare conferences; EU action plan; ALDE seminar welfare;
Public Health: FVE Hygiene WG; 2008 Zoonoses report; New Health Commissioner;
Medicines: FVE Medicines WG; Antimicrobial resistance; Anthelmintics use 6 Bee medicines workshop; New DG for Medicines; OIE promotes VICH;
Education: School evaluations;
FVE & Professional matters: European Pet Night 8 Statutory Bodies WG; FVE strategy meeting Berlin; New FVE leaflet: FVE; Three questions for... ; Secretariats network 11 Economic recession; Honorary member; Q-fever in the EU.

At the November FVE general assembly, Tjeerd Jorna became honorary member of the Federation. Mr Jorna has been actively involved in FVE for many years. From 1990 to 2003, he was member of the Dutch delegation to FVE. He was a member of the medicines working party (1990 to 1994) and the financial Committee (1999 to 2003). From 1990 to 1994 he also was a delegate to UEVP, and in 2001 he was elected as UEVP vice- president. He was a member of the Advisory Committee on Veterinary Training and of several expert visitation teams.

Belgrade, March
‘Animal Welfare, from cure to preven-tion’ is the title of the conference to be held in Belgrade (Serbia) on 24 and 25 March. The meeting, aimed at official veterinarians and veteri- nary practitioners from Serbia and its neighbouring countries (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ko- sovo, Montenegro and Turkey), is organised jointly by Taiex11, the Serbian ministry of agriculture, the Serbian veterinary chamber and the FVE.