On 25th January, 2019 Mr. Rimvydas Vasaitis from SLU Uppsala, Sweden gave a lecture on the prospects for ash in Europe entitled ´ Emerald Ash Borer and Ash DieBack: the final straw of Ash in Europe?´. The lecture was held at the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology of Mendel University in Brno after which individual consultations and discussions with team members were held.