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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Jørgen Hindse
Show schedule from November 1st to December 31st, 2013
Updates at http://www.fci.be/expositions.aspx

Europe

AUSTRIA
Wels, 7 Dec
Wels, 8 Dec

BELARUS
Minsk, 23 Nov
Minsk, 24 Nov

BELGIUM
Kortrijk, 16 Nov
Kortrijk, 17 Nov

BULGARIA
Sofia, 16 Nov
Sofia, 17 Nov
Sofia, 7 Dec
Sofia, 8 Dec

CROATIA
Zagreb, 23 Nov
Zagreb, 24 Nov

CZECH REPUBLIC
Praha, 2 Nov
Praha, 3 Nov

DENMARK
Herning, 2 Nov
Herning, 3 Nov

ESTONIA
Tartu, 2 Nov
Tartu, 3 Nov

FINLAND
Jyväskylä, 16-17 Nov
Helsinki, 13 Dec
Helsinki, 14 Dec
Helsinki, 15 Dec

FRANCE
Metz, 3 Nov
Saint Etienne, 9-10 Nov
Tarbes, 17 Nov
Rouen, 7-8 Dec
Nantes, 15 Dec

GERMANY
Karlsruhe, 9-10 Nov
Kassel, 8 Dec

GREECE
Athens, 3 Nov

ICELAND
Reykjavik, 16-17 Nov

ITALY
Busto Arsizio, 2-3 Nov
Latina, 10 Nov
Genova, 16-17 Nov
Cremona, 23-24 Nov
Verona, 30 Nov-1 Dec
Foggia, 8 Dec
Erba, 14-15 Dec
Sora, 21 Dec

LATVIA
Riga, 9-10 Nov

LITHUANIA
Vilnius, 14 Dec
Vilnius, 15 Dec

MALTA
Cottonera, 30 Nov
Cottonera, 1 Dec

MOLDAVIA
Chisinau, 30 Nov
Chisinau, 1 Dec

THE NETHERLANDS
Bleiswijk, 2-3 Nov
Amsterdam, 13 Dec
Amsterdam, 14 Dec
Amsterdam, 15 Dec
Cuijk, 21-22 Dec

NORWAY
Lillstrom, 16-17 Nov

POLAND
Kielce, 9-10 Nov

PORTUGAL
Braga, 10 Nov
Santarém, 1 Dec

RUSSIA
Nizhny Novgorod, 2 Nov
Nizhny Novgorod, 3 Nov
Ekaterinburg, 16-17 Nov
Saratov, 23 Nov
St-Petersburg, 7 Dec
St-Petersburg, 8 Dec
Novosibirsk, 8 Dec
Stavropol, 15 Dec

SERBIA
Beograd, 3 Nov

SLOVAKIA
Nitra, 30 Nov
Nitra, 1 Dec

SLOVENIA
Šempeter, 9 Nov
Vrtojba, 10 Nov
Celje, 30 Nov
Celje, 1 Dec

SPAIN
Jerez de la Frontera, 3 Nov
Murcia, 10 Nov
Talavera de la Reina, 16-17 Nov
Alicante, 8 Dec
Valencia, 15 Dec

SWEDEN
Växjo, 1-2-3 Nov
Stockholm, 7-8 Dec

SWITZERLAND
Geneva, 16 Nov
Geneva, 17 Nov

UKRAINE
Donetsk, 3 Nov
Kyiv, 14 Dec
Kyiv, 15 Dec

AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN

ARGENTINA
La Pampa, 3 Nov
Mar Del Plata, 10 Nov
Villa Gesell, 24 Nov
Buenos Aires, 29 Nov
Buenos Aires, 1 Dec

BOLIVIA
Cochabamba, 3-4 Nov

BRAZIL
Salvador, 2 Nov
Salvador, 3 Nov
Santa Maria, 2-3 Nov
Campina Grande, 9-10 Nov
Pelotas, 9-10 Nov
Curitiba, 16-17 Nov
Belém, 16-17 Nov
Natal, 16-17 Nov
Rio de Janeiro, 16-17 Nov
Brasília, 23-24 Nov
Recife, 23-24 Nov
São Paulo, 23-24 Nov
Fortaleza, 30 Nov-1 Dec
Goiás, 30 Nov
Goiás, 1 Dec
Uberlậndia, 7-8 Dec
Betim, 14-15 Dec
Porto Alegre, 14-15 Dec

COSTA RICA
San José, 30 Nov
San José, 1 Dec

CUBA
La Habana, 21 Nov
La Habana, 22 Nov
La Habana, 23 Nov
La Habana, 24 Nov

EL SALVADOR
San Salvador, 23 Nov
San Salvador, 24 Nov

GUATEMALA
Guatemala, 9 Nov
Guatemala, 10 Nov

HONDURAS
Tegucigalpa, 2 Nov
Tegucigalpa, 3 Nov

MEXICO
Mexico, 16 Nov
Mexico, 17 Nov
Mexico, 5 Dec
Mexico, 6 Dec
Mexico, 7 Dec
Mexico, 8 Dec

PANAMA
Panama, 16 Nov

PARAGUAY
Asunción, 24 Nov

PERU
Lima, 23 Nov
Lima, 24 Nov

REPUBLICA DOMINICANA
Santo Domingo, 5 Dec
Santo Domingo, 6 Dec
Santo Domingo, 7 Dec
Santo Domingo, 8 Dec

URUGUAY
Montevideo, 16 Nov
Montevideo, 17 Nov

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

CHINA
Beijing, 23 Nov
Zhongshan, 19 Dec
Zhongshan, 20 Dec
Zhongshan, 21 Dec
Zhongshan, 22 Dec

HONG-KONG
Kitec, 17 Nov

INDIA
Jakarta, 23-24 Nov

JAPAN
Fukuoka, 10 Nov
Osaka, 8 Dec
Tokyo, 15 Dec

PAKISTAN
Islamabad, 24 Nov

PHILIPPINES
Iloilo, 6 Nov
Iloilo, 7 Nov
Iloilo, 8 Nov
Iloilo, 9 Nov
Marikina, 16 Nov
Marikina, 17 Nov
Marikina, 7 Dec
Marikina, 8 Dec

REP. KOREA
Seoul, 7 Dec
Seoul, 8 Dec

SINGAPORE
Singapore, 1 Dec

TAIWAN
Taichung, 10 Nov
Taiinan, 15 Dec

THAILAND
Nakornpathom, 15 Dec

AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA
Gauteng, 8 Nov