The meeting was organised in Sofia on 11 May 2010 and attended by CVOs and representatives from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, EC (DG SANCO), FAO, Italy, Switzerland and France.

Three partners concerned by projects in WBC, namely USDA, the World Bank and Sweden, apologised for not being able to participate. An opening address was given by the Minister of Agriculture and Food of Bulgaria, Dr. Miroslav Naydenov who outlined the need for joint efforts to achieve the control of TADs. He also expressed his hopes for the support of the current initiative by all countries in the region.