UEF Governing Council Meeting, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October Presidency report UEF Governing Council Meeting October 2014 Nessebar (Bulgaria) 1

2 UEF members 24 members organizations 20 countries - some of them are sleeping or not participating/paying regularly; 2 UEF Governing Council Meeting, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October 2014 ACTIVITIES WITH SLEEPING AND NEW MEMBERS

New members: Ukraine German women in forestry Romania (Forest owners) Greece Macedonia Sleeping members: Ireland Croatia Albania Moldova Activities in

Ireland Croatia Albania Moldova Sleeping members 4

5 Croatia – a letter to Mr. Zalejko Kalus (Head of the organization) was sent – no answer; Ireland – A personal contact is planned till the end of the year by Marten Gustafsson; Moldova - We have tried to get in contact with them without no response; 5 UEF Governing Council Meeting, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October 2014

6 Albania - a letter from Albanian colleague in June asking for help, due to the bad situation in Albanian Forestry. Established a contact with the new head of Albanian association – Mr. Kole Malaj: - information about the real situation in the country; - renewing the contacts with UEF. Good contacts at present. We invited him to participate in the GCM. We agreed to support the Albanian Association by: - further publishing and informing EC about the present state of the forestry in the country. 6 UEF Governing Council Meeting, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October 2014

Ukraine German women in forestry Romania (Forest owners) Greece Macedonia New members 7

8 Ukraine – the first contact is established, but the political situation made further contacts impossible for the moment. German women in forestry – have international network and are interested in joining UEF. Information about UEF is presented. We are now waiting for further contact. 8 UEF Governing Council Meeting, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October 2014

9 Romania – The association of private and communal Romanian forest owners asked for help in questions of forest legislation (especially from Germany) and asked also for membership in UEF. According to UEF statutes a membership seems not to be possible. Greece – contacted via Facebook. Information about UEF was presented. No answer for the moment. Macedonia – Communication continues. Still interested but obviously impossible for the moment due to bad organizational and financial problems. 9 UEF Governing Council Meeting, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October 2014

10 Thank you ! 10 UEF Governing Council Meeting, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October 2014