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FUEN-president criticises closure of the “Minority Ministry” in Latvia
19.12.2008
At the invitation of the Latvian “Special Assignments Ministry for Social Integration” the president of the Federal Union of European Nationalities, Hans Heinrich Hansen, participated in a minority conference in Riga on 5 December 2008. Hansen acknowledged the progress the Latvian government has made in minority policy. But at the same time he poin...
EU-Commission supports FUEN-Network for multilingualism and linguistic diversity
19.11.2008
The network for language promotion, which was prepared together by FUEN and the European Academy in Bolzano (EURAC) under the direction of Susann Schenk and Dr. Andrea Abel and submitted for a grant at the EU, will be supported by the EU with almost half a million Euro. As FUEN director Jan Diedrichsen communicated, the promotion of minority lang...
FUEN acquires seat as observer in the DH-MIN committee
19.11.2008
FUEN (Federal Union of European Nationalities) recently occupied its observer seat in the DH-MIN committee of the Council of Europe for the first time. FUEN-president Hans Heinrich Hansen participated in the two-day meeting of the body in Strasbourg. DH-MIN is the committee of the Council of Europe, in which government officials meet each other ...
FUEN expands its secretariat
22.10.2008
The Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) expands its secretariat in Flensburg and increases its staff with two employees. Alongside Frank Nickelsen, from now on also Jan Diedrichsen, German from Denmark, and Susann Schenk, Lusatian Sorb, will be working for FUEN. “The scope of activity of FUEN enlarged enormously in the last years ...
FUEN and YEN participating in the conference on the occasion of the 10 years anniversary of the Framework Convention in Strasbourg
14.10.2008
On the occasion of the 10 years anniversary of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities on 9 and 10 October, a conference took place in Strasbourg under the theme “Enhancing the impact of the Framework Convention: Past Experience, Present Achievements and Future Challenges”. Chaired by Rainer Hoffmann, former president ...
Main topics set for the European Dialogue Forum
14.10.2008
In preparation of the constitutive session of the new European Dialogue Forum, representatives of FUEN and YEN had a meeting in Strasbourg/Kehl last week. The European Dialogue Forum is the contact body of the European autochthonous, national minorities with the European Parliament, represented by the members of Parliament in the Intergroup for...
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe visits FUEN in Flensburg
10.09.2008
On his visit at the FUEN (Federal Union of European Nationalities) in Flensburg the Secretary General of the Council of Europe argued for a strong protection of minorities on an European level. According to Terry Davis, minorities and nationalities are of great importance particularly with regard to the actual situation in Georgia and in Kosovo. ...
Armin Nickelsen died
25.06.2008
The former Secretary General of FUEN, Armin Nickelsen died on 23rd June 2008 at the age of 74 years. He was Secretary General from 1987-1999. The Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Culture agreed that Armin Nickelsen - normally a Deputy Headmaster at the Private School in Tingleff / Denmark - could work on professional level for FUEN. His enormous d...
Minorities claim fundamental right to media
03.06.2008
(FUEN Federal Union of European Nationalities). The fundamental right to media and information of one’s own for the minorities in all countries of Europe was claimed by the Assembly of Delegates of FUEN, the umbrella organisation of the European autochthonous national minorities during its annual Assembly in the Hungarian town of Pécs/Fünfkirchen. ...
Members elected for the European Dialogue Forum
03.06.2008
With loud applause by the Assembly of Delegates of FUEN on 24 May 2008 in Pécs/Hungary, the last seven representatives for the European Dialogue Forum were elected. The delegation of the European minorities in the newly founded forum at the European Parliament has been established now. Nine candidates stood for election. Of them, Bernhard Ziesc...
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