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In Autumn 2000, 13 organisations from 7 different European countries have met in the Netherlands. Austrian, Belgian, Dutch, English, German, Italian and Swiss organisations were represented. It appeared that there were many issues of joint concern for all the assistance dog organisations in Europe. They have many historic links and share similar approaches in their training.
A strong feeling emerged at the conference that there should be much closer European co-operation between the programmes. It was decided to meet annually and establish a European secretariat, the first step towards creating Assistance Dogs Europe (ADEu). Meetings in Switzerland, France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Sweden, Germany again, Croatia and the Netherlands followed.
At the moment there are 63 Programmes listed of which 27 are Accredited Members.
Since January 2007 ADEu is a chapter of Assistance Dogs International (ADI). and two ADI conferences have been organised in London and Toronto.
update July 2011