FUEN CONGRESS 2023
27.10.2023In 2023, the Annual Congress of the Federal Union of European Nationalities took place between 7-10 September in Pécs * Fünfkirchen * Pečuh, Hungary, a multicultural city with eleven different nationalities living in it besides Hungarians. It was hosted by the National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary.
The topics included the situation of minority rights in the EU neighbourhood, the participation of minority organisations in democratic processes and the presentation of the Hungarian minority law framework by the leaders of the minority communities of Hungary.
A visit to minority schools, a city tour and an excursion and cultural performances in Véménd – Wemend was also part of the event.
The FUEN Prize was awarded to German politician Renate Schnack.
The Assembly of Delegates adopted a Main Resolution appealing to the need for intensive consultations with national minorities and, on the other hand, to the protection of national minorities in Ukraine.
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE
- Forum of European Minority Regions: we are the Europeans of the future!
- Vojvodina, an ideal host for the Forum of European Minority Regions on cross-border cooperation
- Interview: Julien Steinhauser on Language, Identity and Economic Opportunities in Alsace
- Interview: Gyula Ocskay on Re-wording Borders and Strengthening Cross-Border Cooperation
- “Talking Money” – 9th Forum of European Minority Regions Focuses on Cross-Border Cooperation
- Interview: Sonja Wolf on the Role of Minorities in Cross-Border Cooperation
- 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
- 11th Annual Meeting of FUEN TAG was hosted by the Turkish community in Bulgaria