The Minority Intergroup in the European Parliament
17.02.2025The Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities, and Languages (Minority Intergroup), established in 1983, is the only forum within the EU institutions addressing national minority and regional language issues.
Its Members, drawn from various political groups and EU Member States, share a commitment to promoting and protecting the rights of European citizens belonging to national and linguistic minorities.
The Intergroup meets monthly in Strasbourg and hosts additional thematic events in Brussels. It organizes seminars and hearings with policymakers, academic experts, and civil society representatives. Additionally, it collects and shares information on minority issues and best practices across Member States, focusing on current topics related to minority rights in Europe.
The list of Members of the Minority Intergroup in the 10th legislative term
The Minority Integroup on Facebook
PRESS RELEASES
- Interview: Dr Georg Lun on the Economic Importance of Linguistic Diversity in South Tyrol and Beyond
- Meeting in South Tyrol: Minorities without a kin-state call for greater visibility of their languages at major events
- Press Release On the European Court of Justice’s final decision on the Minority SafePack Initiative
- Brochure of the FUEN Education Working Group Published
- New FUEN Report: Empowering Minority Women in Europe
- FUEN TAG Spokesperson Habip Oğlu met with Ambassador Vaqif Sadıqov, Head of Mission of Azerbaijan to the European Union
- FUEN Congress 2025 to take place in Bozen/Bulsan/Bolzano
- FUEN Education Working Group visits Belgium’s German-speaking Community
- Natalie Pawlik concludes her term as Federal Commissioner for Matters Related to Resettlers and National Minorities
- Turkic minorities and communities will gather in Varna, Bulgaria