FCI in transition
We are living in a changeable world. Politically the last 25 years have been characterised
by very big changes: New countries have emerged, others have dissolved and new state
formations have appeared.
This has of course affected the FCI and our whole organisation. We have become many
more members and before long we will probably pass a total of 100 full member countries,
associated countries and contract partners. And not many years ago we were “only”
70 countries.
As most people will know, our statutes are based on the principle “one country –
one vote” and this principle will surely be challenged in the coming years, as the
rapid increase in the number of members with a lot of quite small kennel clubs is
diluting the influence of the large and middle-sized countries; those countries
that pay for almost the entire running of the FCI (the 5 largest contributors pay
more than 1/3 of the total income of the FCI).
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