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FUEN CONGRESS 2019
11.06.2019The Anniversary Congress of the Federal Union of European Nationalities - 70 years of FUEN, took place from 12-16 June 2019 in Bratislava/Pozsony/Pressburg and Dunajská Streda/Dunaszerdahely, Slovakia.
The congress was co-hosted with the FUEN Member Organisations the Party of the Hungarian Community in Slovakia (Magyar Közösség Pártja) in cooperation with the Carpathian German Association in Slovakia (Karpatendeutscher Verein in der Slowakei).
The guests experienced a varied and festive programme. The Congress started on Wednesday, 12 June with the traditional minority market and cultural evening; the European minorities presented their cultural and linguistic diversity through music, dance, traditions and culinary delights, supported by information material about their minority.
On Thursday, 13 June the Congress was officially opened, and the anniversary celebrations took place. The accomplishments of 70 years of FUEN were evaluated and a direction was drafted for the minority umbrella organisation for the decades to come. The day ended with a festive evening event.
Friday, 14 June was spent in Dunajská Streda - Dunaszerdahely. The situation of minorities in Slovakia and Ukraine was the main focus of the day. FUEN also presented its new project "Minority Monitor”.
The FUEN Assembly of Delegates took place on Saturday, 15 June 2019, during which a new Presidium was elected. The congress ended with a boat tour with dinner.
All information on the FUEN Congress 2019 can be found at congress2019.fuen.org.
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE
- EUROPEADA 2024: Friúl and Südtirol are the champions
- Game on! EUROPEADA 2024 has started
- EDF calls the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to strengthen the protection and monitoring of minority rights
- The gift of two cultures
- Five languages in one sentence
- “Hold on to your own, be open to others“
- Parliamentary Breakfast in the German Bundestag: Focus on the future promotion of German minorities
- FUEN Brussels presented its plans to partner organisations
- European politicians and parties respond to the FUEN Election Checkstones
- TAG Spokesman Halit Habip Oğlu paid a visit to Ankara