FUEN CONGRESS 2018
11.06.2019The 63rd FUEN Congress took place from 20-24 June 2018 in the European Capital of Culture 2018, Leeuwarden/Ljouwert, The Netherlands, in the WTC WestCord Hotel Leeuwarden.
The FUEN Congress 2018 was organised and hosted together with the FUEN member organisation Ried fan de Fryske Beweging (Council of the Frisian Movement).
The main topics of the FUEN Congress 2018 were the language diversity in Europe, the current situation of the Frisian community in the Netherlands and sharing good practices and working models in minority protection.
The great success and further steps of the Minority SafePack Initiative were in the center of the congress debates, as well as new developments in the field of minority rights in Europe.
All information on the congress can be found at congress2018.fuen.org
We thank all participants for great contributions, interesting discussions and a successful congress.
This project was supported by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community and funded by the Federal Republic of Germany.
PRESS RELEASES
- "Laboratory of Peace": 28th Seminar of Slavic Minorities held in European Capital of Culture Gorica/Gorizia
- Equality in Political Participation and Representation: Third “Women of Minorities” Conference to Be Held in Budapest
- FUEN Working Group on Education discusses challenges and future of minority schooling in Europe
- 28th Seminar of Slavic Minorities in Europe to take place in Gorica/Gorizia, Italy
- Olivia Schubert in her first interview as FUEN President
- FUEN Assembly of Delegates elects new leadership – Olivia Schubert becomes new President
- FUEN Congress continues with presentation of South Tyrol’s minorities, Working Group meetings and Assembly of Delegates
- FUEN Prize 2025 awarded to Elisabeth Sándor-Szalay for her lifelong commitment to minority rights
- Joint Declaration on geoblocking signed by minority regions at FUEN Congress
- Opening of the 69th FUEN Congress in Bozen / Bulsan / Bolzano