Federal Union of European Nationalities
The Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) established in 1949 in conjunction with the formation of the Council of Europe. As of 2019, there were 103 member organizations representing ethnic, linguistic and national minorities within Europe. FUEN has been instrumental in encouraging the Council of Europe to adopt the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. FUEN was organized to give expression to European cultures and languages that do not possess form as a nation-state. One in seven Europeans are members of such minorities and fifty-three languages are spoken in Europe by such minorities.[1]
Its predecessor was the pre-war European Congress of Nations (German: Europäischer Nationalitätenkongress) founded by Ewald Ammende. The Congress published a journal "Nation und Staat" (1927–1944).
It publishes the bimonthly magazine Europa ethnica, and organises the association football tournament.[2] It is based in Flensburg, Germany.
Its president is Lóránt Vincze, Hungarian from Romania and MEP.[3]
See also[]
- Minority SafePack
- Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
- European Centre for Minority Issues
- European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages
References[]
- ^ Autochthonous minorities in Europe, FUEN
- ^ We have the official dates for Europaeda 2020, Federal Union of European Nationalities, 1 November 2018
- ^ The FUEN Presidium 2019-2022
External links[]
- International organizations based in Europe
- Stateless nationalism in Europe
- Ethnic minorities
- Organizations established in 1949
- Non-profit organisations based in Schleswig-Holstein
- Minority rights activists