BĂILE FELIX, ROMANIA

4-7 SEPTEMBER 2014

In accordance with the Decisions of the Leading Councils of Consilva Confederation and Silva Trade-Union Federation of 25.03.2014, 06.14.2014, 14.08.2014 and 05.09.2014, were held in Băile Felix, 4 – 7 September 2014, the International Manifestations of the Foresters.

At their fourth consecutive edition, these manifestations organized by Consilva Confederation and Silva Federation from Romania were in 2014 one of the most important event of foresters organizations in Europe, with an attendance of over 300 foresters from 6 countries. From Romania have participated members of the Leading Councils of Consilva Confederation and Silva Federation or their representatives (Stoicescu Marian, Apolzan Radu, Geană Silviu, Crişan Horia, Raţi Longin Ioan, Alboi Vasile, Dănilă Marius, Muşoiu Florin, Fulga Ovidiu, Bia Cătălin, Velea Florin, Nanu Gheorghe, Burtea Popescu Marilen, Mariş Ion, Muscalu Cătălin, Judea Liviu, Marica Marian, Pop Stelian, Harhoi Ovidiu, Mark Miklos, Coteţ Adriel, Vlăisan Vasile, Susai Codruţ, Oprea Adrian, Ciolacu Valentin, Năstăsescu Valentin, Pârcălabu Ştefan, Ventoneac Adrian, Bercean Ovidiu), members of the counties foresters organizations from Romsilva or private forest units, Cătălin Diaconescu – Romanian State Secretary for Forests, Aurelia Cristea – Romanian Minister  for Social Dialogue, Adam Crăciunescu – General Manager of Romsilva-State Forest Administration, director Adrian Florescu, director Țigan Teodor, director Lucian Zamfir.

The Hungarian delegation was led by Peter Dudas. The Ukrainian delegation was led by Ihor Soloviy and Ion Dubovici. The Turkish delegation was led by Ali Kucukaydin. The Polish delegation was led by Bronislaw Sasin. The Republic of Moldova delegation was led by Anatolii Ciobanu.

C.E.F’s Board Delegation was led by the President of C.E.F., Janos Halmagyi and the delegation of the Advisory Group of Forest Experts from Europe (A.G.F.E.E.) was led by the President of A.G.F.E.E. Marian Stoicescu.

The program of the manifestations included the meeting of the Board of the Council of European Foresters (C.E.F.), of the Advisory Group of Forest Experts from Europe (AGFEE) and of the Leading Council of Consilva Confederation with foresters from Romania, Hungary, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova and Turkey, with representatives of foresters organizations, with members of the Forestry Academies from Romania, Ukraine, with some representatives of the Romanian Government, the Department for Water, Forests and Fisheries and representatives of Romsilva-National Forest Administration. Participation in the meeting of the Board of the Council of European Foresters (C.E.F.) was a real professional exchange among foresters from 6 countries and contributed to the development of the CEF Strategy for the period 2014-2019 and of the Actions Program of C.E.F. and A.G.F.E.E. for the period September 2014 – September 2015. A good contribution to the completion of CEF Strategy for the period 2014-2019 and of the Actions Program of CEF and A.G.F.E.E. for the period September 2014 – September 2015 had Barbara Koch, who sent the proposals of the German organization for these two documents. CEF Strategy for the period 2014-2019 and the Actions Program of C.E.F. and A.G.F.E.E. for the period September 2014 – September 2015 can be completed in October 2014, in Freiburg.

The meeting of the C.E.F’s Board was followed by a press conference on issues of forestry policies and forestry strategies applied in some countries from Europe, attended by heads of foresters’ delegations from Romania, Hungary, Turkey and Ukraine.

Of particular interest were the Photo exhibition “Landscapes from Bihor county” and the launch of Forests Almanac from 2015 by prof. Dr. Ing. Ioan Milescu.

As with all previous editions, the International Manifestations of the Foresters included the International Sports Competition “Consilva Cup”, the winners of the six sport probes of the competition benefiting of the trophy “Consilva Cup”, diplomas and plaques.

The first three in the Table Tennis probe were: 1st place – Vlăisan Vasile, Suceava, 2nd place – Marian Florin, Mures, 3rd place – Blaga Mircea, Salaj.

The first three at Chess probe were: 1st place – Talmaciu Alexandru, Republic of Moldova, 2nd place – Anchidin Vasile, Vaslui, 3rd place – Jakab Zsolt, Bihor.

The first three in the Backgammon probe: 1st place – Ciocănescu Neculai, Botosani, 2nd place – Andronic Nicolae, Suceava, 3rd place – Crăsneanu Constantin, Vaslui.

The first three in Whist probe: 1st place – Dobre Eugen, Sibiu, 2nd place – Şandru Vasile, Bistrita, 3rd place – Gligor Anton Nicolae, Alba.

The first three in Darts probe: 1st place – Oprea Adrian, Timisoara, 2nd place – Horobeţ Zisu, Timisoara, 3rd place – Poloţca Stefan, Mures.

The first three teams in Football probe: 1st place – Hunedoara Foresters Trade Union, 2nd place – Sindsilva Federation, Republic of Moldova, 3rd place – Vrancea Foresters Trade Union.

The International Manifestations of the Foresters, Baile Felix, 4 -7 September 2014, were an international event of special significance to whose success have contributed all the participants.