Vector-borne illnesses are those multiply by mosquitoes, sand-flies, ticks and rodents. They comprise diseases such as dengue, West Nile and chikungunya fever, nephropathia epidemica and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), in which all have the probable to affect epidemic in parts of Europe. The outbreak of chikungunya fever in the region of Ravenna, Italy, last summer is a picture of this danger. The initial conclusions of the risk evaluation were presented and the  last report on the assessment will be available in the upcoming months. The type of weather and environmental transformation being forecast by experts will adjust the risk to Europe from vector borne diseases.