On 5 of June 2019, the CIC (International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation), a member of the EU Large Carnivore Platform, held a preparatory meeting ahead of the Ministerial Conference on Large Carnivores in Bucharest, Romania. CIC members and partners discussed the current large carnivore situation in Europe and the role hunters currently play and could play in helping to minimise conflicts and improve coexistence. CIC and FACE prepared a joint statement aimed at the subsequent Ministerial Conference, with recommendations on changes to the management of large carnivore populations in Romania, and elsewhere in Europe, with a view to improving coexistence. The joint statement is available on the websites of CIC and FACE.