CONGRESSES
10.03.2020Every year, FUEN organises the largest meeting of the autochthonous minorities in Europe. The FUEN congresses have been taking place since 1949. Between 150-250 representatives from all over Europe attend these congresses, which are always organised by one of the member organisations of FUEN.
In 2024, FUEN celebrated it's 75th anniversary in Husum/Hüsem, Germany.
Upcoming Congresses
2025
Past Congresses
Congress 2024 - 19 - 22 September in Husum/Hüsem, Germany
Congress 2023 - 7-10 September in Pécs, Fünfkirchen, Hungary
Congress 2022 - 29 September - 2 October in Berlin, Germany
Congress 2021 - 9-12 September in Trst/Trieste, Italy
Congress 2019 - Bratislava/Pozsony/Pressburg and Dunajská Streda/Dunaszerdahely, Slovakia
Congress 2018 - Ljouwert/Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Congress 2017 - Kolozsvár/Cluj-Napoca/Klausenburg, Romania
Congress 2016 - Wrocław/Breslau, Poland
Congress 2015 - Komotini/Gümülcine/Κομοτηνή, Greece
Congress 2014 - Flensburg/Flensborg, Germany
Congress 2013 - Brixen, Italy
Congress 2012 - Moscow, Russian Federation
Congress 2011 - Eisenstadt/Željezno, Austria
Congress 2010 - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Congress 2009 - Brussels, Belgium
Congress 2008 - Pécs/Fünfkirchen, Hungary
Congress 2007 - Tallinn, Estonia
Congress 2006 - Bautzen/Budyšin, Germany
Congress 2005 - Bucharest, Romania
Congress 2004 - Kamień Śląski, Poland
Congress 2003 - Bozen/Bolzano, Italy
Congress 2002 - Subotica, Serbia
Congress 2001 - Heerenveen, Netherlands
Congress 2000 - Komárno, Slovakia
Congress 1999 - Haderslev, Denmark
Congress 1998 - Praha, Czech Republic
Congress 1997 - Pörtschach, Austria
Congress 1996 - Timișoara, Romania
Congress 1995 - St. Moritz, Switzerland
Congress 1994 - Gdańsk/Danzig, Poland
Overview of FUEN Congresses 1949-2019
Find the adopted resolutions of the past congresses HERE
PRESS RELEASES
- FUEN Working Group of German Minorities (AGDM) adopts resolution on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II
- The Minority SafePack Initiative was presented in the Minority Intergroup
- Setting the Course for the Future of EUROPEADA
- SAVE THE DATE: Forum of European Minority Regions 2025
- Addressing hate speech is a common cause of minorities in the Western Balkans
- Women of Minorities: Anikó Orsós – the Roma who never gave up
- Minorities from the Western Balkans discuss approaches to combat hate speech in Skopje
- International Standards on Minority Protection
- Minorities in the Western Balkans meet in Skopje, North Macedonia to discuss hate speech and education
- 2025 German federal election: South-Schleswigian Voter’s Association and DIE LINKE (The Left) respond to FUEN’s election checkstones