EU experts visit Veterinary department

As part of the twinning project mission, EU veterinary experts visited the Veterinary sector of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry in order to assess the alignment of the veterinary laboratories in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the newest EU legislation covering this sector.  

Mr. Kenan Muratović, assistant minister for veterinary sector, spoke with Heim Lassnig, Irena Zimpernik and Hannes Würkner about the state of the veterinary sector, and the EU experts presented the information on the current legislation in force across the EU relating, inter alia, to the establishment and functioning of veterinary laboratories. The representatives of the State Veterinary Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Svjetlana Nemet and Irena Rudan, also joined the meeting.

The meeting participants shared the information and experience on progress achieved so far in the veterinary laboratories in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the current best practices in EU laboratories, reinforcing the joint commitment to furthering harmonization of BiH legislation with the EU.