The opening of the FUEN Congress in livestream – be there!
07.09.2023The 67th FUEN Congress in Pécs/Fünfkirchen/Pečuh, Hungary, begins this afternoon. Europe's largest meeting of autochthonous national minorities and language communities starts at 3 p.m. with the opening event in the Kodály Centre with greetings from
- Ibolya Hock-Englender, Chairperson of the LdU
- Loránt Vincze, FUEN President and MEP
- Attila Péterffy, Mayor of Pécs / Fünfkirchen / Pečuh
- Árpád János Potápi, State Secretary for Hungarian Communities Abroad
- Dr. Elisabeth Sándor-Szalay, Deputy Ombudsperson for Minority Rights and Member of the Council of Europe FCNM Advisory Committee
- Emmerich Ritter, Chairman of the Nationalities Committee in the Hungarian Parliament
This will be followed by the presentation of the FUEN Prize 2023.
Follow the opening of the congress in our YouTube livestream
You can find the complete programme of the congress and further information at https://congress2023.fuen.org/.
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE
- Statement by the FUEN Presidium: Better protection for regional and minority languages in EU trademark law
- FUEN presents Minority Monitor and Women of Minorities to the European Parliament
- We mourn the loss of Dr Ondrej Pöss
- “Minority rights must not be dependent on the political climate”
- FUEN Presidium presents priorities for autochthonous minorities at Bundestag Parliamentary Breakfast
- FUEN advocates stronger minority rights protections at PACE spring session in Strasbourg
- FUEN strengthens exchange with political stakeholders and minority organisations in the German-Danish border region
- Terezija Stoisits: Standing Strong for Minority Rights and Equal Opportunities
- Statement by UN Special Rapporteur highlights gaps in EU minority protection
- New secretariat in the Polish parliament supports national and ethnic minorities