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Vet Week 2010 DG Sanco - FVE

Veterinary Week 2010 - Save the date!

In June 2010, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Consumers will organise the third edition of the EU Veterinary Week (14 to 20 June). The concept of an EU Veterinary Week was created in collaboration with the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) to highlight the important role played by EU veterinarians.

The EU Veterinary Week 2010 will be launched in Brussels by a conference on 14 and 15 June entitled "Identification and traceability along the food chain". Similar events were organised in 2008 and 2009 with 'biosecurity' and 'One health' as their overarching themes. More details can be found at the following websites: www.one-health.eu and DG Sanco website.

It is envisaged that the conference will be attended by about 400 participants including Chief Veterinary Officers from EU Members States, Members of the European Parliament, representatives from veterinary associations, from the EU Veterinary faculties and from third countries. In addition, farming associations, consumer groups and other stakeholders will also be represented.

Influenza Conference

Influenza conference 30 October 2009 Brussels

Within the framework of the 'EU Veterinary week 2009' an Influenza conference took place on Friday 30 October 2009 in Brussels.

The conference was organised by the European Commission (DG Health and Consumers) on the interface of human and animal health, promoting the "One Health" concept. The recent occurrence of influenza A (H1N1) has indeed highlighted this link and the importance of veterinary and medical sectors working in a coordinated manner.

For further information visit the following website: DG Sanco

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Veterinary Week 2009

The launch of this year's Veterinary week "Animals + Humans = One health" was held on 28 September in Brussels.

The key message of the conference - "EU health professionals working together to ensure good health for all" - was that animal diseases are having an increasing impact on public health and that therefore high standards of animal health have a positive impact on human health and consumer wellbeing.

Two plenary sessions, one on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) and one on rabies, and four parallel panel discussions, "putting legislation to work in practice", "Rabies", "TSEs" and "Influenza" were organised.

For further information visit the following website: DG Sanco

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FVE / TAIEX workshop on regional cooperation for rabies control

A Workshop on rabies with the title "Regional cooperation towards eradicating of the oldest known zoonotic disease in Europe" was organised by FVE in collaboration with TAIEX and the Turkish veterinary medical association in Antalya (Turkey) on 4 and 5 December 2008.

Speakers included Nikola Belev (OIE representative), Thomas Müller (Friedrich- Loeffler nstitute, OIE Reference laboratory) and James Moynagh (DG Sanco). The meeting aimed to provide more insight into rabies control and to enhance the regional cooperation. Rabies does not respect borders, which is why effective control strategies need to be coordinated between countries. Inconsistent strategies in neighbouring countries are likely to fail. Although experience has shown that rabies can be successfully eradicated if control programmes are well defined, resourced and implemented, around 8000 cases are still observed every year in Europe, of which about 60% occur in wildlife, 40% in domestic animals and even, regrettably, some in humans.

While large regions in Europe have been free of terrestrial rabies for several years, mainly as a result of the vaccination programmes of foxes, the rabies incidence in eastern European countries remains high. In 2006, there were 565 cases in Croatia, 293 in Romania, 119 in Serbia/Montenegro, 2020 in Ukraine and 230 in Turkey.

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Kick-off EU Vet Week meeting on 10 November 2008 in Brussels

The European Veterinary week is a joint initiative from FVE and the Commission's DG Sanco which is aimed at promoting the Community Animal Health Strategy as well as the 'one health' concept. The EU Veterinary Week, which is focused on biosecurity, started with a kick-off meeting called "One Health: healthy animals = healthy people" on Monday 10th November in Brussels, in attendance of Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou. Friday the same week, another event took place at EuroTier (Hanover), one of the main animal trade shows in Europe, in the presence of Bernard Van Goethem. This event coincided with the meeting of the FVE General Assembly, breaking with tradition by holding its autumn meeting outside Brussels.

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Seminar on Veterinary Statutory Bodies, private veterinarians and paraprofessionals in the Veterinary Services

Chief Veterinary Officers, chiefs and experts from Veterinary Statutory Bodies from 23 European countries, one country observer and 2 international organisations took part in the seminar on "Veterinary Statutory Bodies, private veterinarians and paraprofessionals in the Veterinary Services" organized by the OIE Regional Commission for Europe in Sofia on 17-18 June 2008.

The objective of the seminar - which was opened by Mr. Valeri Tsvetanov, Minister of Agriculture and Food in Bulgaria, Professor Nikola Belev, President of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe and Mr. Walter Winding, President of the FVE - was to explain the importance of involving the private sector in the Veterinary Services. Speakers from the OIE, the FVE, CVOs and representatives of several Veterinary Statutory Bodies presented their views and opinions on these topics.

Veterinary Statutory Bodies have a responsibility in the licensing or registration of the professionals, for setting and monitoring of professionals standards and for discipline. It plays a crucial role in maintaining the quality of the services provided by veterinarians and paraprofessionals; it is indispensable for the well functioning of the Veterinary Service and the protection of Animal Health, Animal Welfare and Public Health.

During the conference it became very clear that for the State Veterinary Services it is essential to build formal links with individual private veterinarians and veterinary paraprofessionals. The status of these actors has to be clearly defined and a Veterinary Statutory Body must be established in all OIE countries. Veterinary Statutory Bodies should work closely together with other professional bodies and Veterinary Associations.

FVE Conference on MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

FVE organised a scientific conference on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in humans and animals in Brussels on 8 April (Tuesday) 2008. The conference examined a series of related key topics with speakers from both the veterinary world as well as from the field of human medicine. The conference was aimed at exchanging information on the prevalence of MRSA and to bring the latest clinical and research approaches to the understanding, prevention and treatment of MRSA in animals.

FVE / TAIEX Conference on Veterinary Medicines Legislation

FVE and TAIEX organised a meeting to discuss challenges for candidate countries preparing for implementing the Veterinary Medicines Legislation next 18 March 2008 in Zagreb (Croatia).

The overall objective of the conference is preparing the groundwork for a correct implementation and cooperation in the field of Veterinary Medicinal legislation. The focus will lay on making veterinary practitioners aware of the foreseen changes and their responsibility towards responsible use of Veterinary Medicinal Products. More in particular the conference will inform delegates about the “acquis communautaire” in veterinary pharmaceutical field, pharmacovigilance procedures, authorisation procedures and the availability of veterinary medicines. For more information contact the FVE office at info@fve.org

FVE/TAIEX workshop on Classical Swine Fever

The FVE and the Veterinary Association of Romania organised a Workshop on Classical Swine Fever in the South East of Europe on 17 and 18 September 2007 with the support of TAIEX. The aim of the conference was to give veterinarians in the region a better insight in all aspects of Classical Swine Fever, in order to increase awareness of EU legislation, promote disease prevention and increase regional cooperation. Despite all measures from national governments in the region Classical Swine fever continues to be present. The FVE wants to promote dialogue in order to find a common solution.

FVE/TAIEX conference on Animal Health, Animal Welfare and Public Health

On 15-16 March 2007 FVE welcomed around 200 veterinarians from Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland in Riga/Latvia for a conference on the implementation of EU veterinary legislation. The conference was supported by TAIEX (Technical Assistance Information Exchange Instrument, DG Enlargement) and was organised in co-operation with the Latvian Veterinary Association. Participants saw this conference as a good opportunity to discuss the veterinary EU legislation and its implementation challenges. It also helped building valuable relationships amongst participants. The conference focused on the implementation of EU legislation in the areas of animal welfare, disease control, registration and identification of animals, hygiene and on the role of the private practitioner in public health as well as zoonoses

  • For presentations go to TAIEX website / Library / event AGR 23977
Other Events

‘One Health’ reception

Over 70% of human pathogens originate from animals. Bacteria, viruses, prions, parasites, worms, etc. can easily be transmitted from animals to people. For this reason FVE strives to stress the fact that there is only one health and that healthy animals make healthy people. Veterinary Public Health is an essential part of Global Public Health.
In order to pass on this message to lawmakers and relevant stakeholders, FVE organized a reception on 3 October 2007 for members of European Institutions like the European Parliament, the European Commission, permanent representations of Members States and other lobby organizations.

Study visit for Serbian veterinarians


FVE organized a study visit for a group of veterinarians from Serbia with the financial support of TAIEX (EU Commission, DG Enlargement) at the end of May 2007. The three veterinarians visited two slaughterhouses and the Department for Reproduction, Obstetrics and Herd Health at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Gent (Belgium), as well as a large private Veterinary Clinic. The aim of this study visit is to give a deeper insight into the implementation of EU animal welfare legislation regarding small and large animals in Belgium.