The FUEN Congress 2023 in Pécs/Fünkirchen/Pečuh, Hungary - register now!

The cathedral towers, agriculture, rivers, wine, and of course the city of many minorities – all this characterises the city of Pécs/Fünkirchen/Pečuh in the south of Hungary, where our 67th FUEN Congress will take place from 7 to 10 September 2023. The official congress logo combines all these special features. Have you discovered them yet?

This year's host is the National Self-Government of Hungarian Germans. "It is a great pleasure for us to serve as the venue – for the second time since 2008 – and at the same time an obligation that we take very seriously," says Ibolya Hock-Englender, chairwoman of the host organisation.

Pécs/Fünkirchen/Pécuh can rightly be considered a worthy background for the congress, as eleven different nationalities live in it besides Hungarians: Armenians, Bulgarians, Germans, Greeks, Croats, Poles, Roma, Romanians, Ruthenians, Serbs and Ukrainians.

"The event is a good opportunity for the Hungarian Germans to present their journey since the 1991 Congress in Budapest and to give us an insight into their community life and institutions," says FUEN President Loránt Vincze. The programme includes topics such as minority protection in the EU neighbourhood, the role of minorities and FUEN in democratic societies, and possibilities for cultural autonomy. During the working group sessions, the participants will also have the opportunity to meet representatives of the other nationalities living in Hungary and even visit some of their cultural and educational institutions in the host city. On 9 September, the Assembly of Delegates will take place, where the past year will be reviewed, resolutions and membership applications will be voted on and future plans will be discussed.

The detailed programme as well as information on travel and congress packages and of course the possibility to register can be found at the congress website. Registration is possible until 4 August.

See you in Hungary in September!