On 18^th and 19^th of March 2014 in the National Institute of Public Health of Kosovo* in Pristina, took place the Sentinel ILI/SARI Training Workshop, within the framework of the “Surveillance and Response to Avian and pandemic Influenza by National Health Authorities of Countries of South East Europe” Project.

From 18^th to 20^th of March 2014 a study visit on influenza surveillance took place in Romania. This was an activity planned in the framework of “Surveillance and Response to Avian and pandemic Influenza by National Health Authorities of Countries of South East Europe” Project.

On 14^th and 15^th March 2014 a country workshop to discuss influenza surveillance was carried out in Hissar, Bulgaria. In the workshop participated representatives from all 28 Regional Health Inspectorates (Bulgarian Public Health Centers) – one microbiologist and one epidemiologist; Dr. Boyko Penkov – Deputy Minister of Health; Prof. Mira Kojouharova – national consultant on epidemiology and Deputy Director of National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases; Dr.