
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
- Schleswig-Holstein State Government presents 2024 Minority Report
- FUEN President meets OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
- 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