Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs addresses minority rights in meetings in Trieste/Trieste/Trst

20.03.2026

Statement by the FUEN Working Group of Slavic Minorities (AGSM) on the attacks on bilingual place-name signs in Burgenland

12.03.2026

The Working Group of Slavic Minorities (AGSM) of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) strongly condemns the attacks committed during the night of 28 February to 1 March 2026 in the Burgenland municipalities of Steinbrunn/Štikapron and Hornstein/Vorištan. Unknown perpetrators deliberately vandalised the Croatian-language place names on the bilingual place-name signs with black paint.

Presentation of the Croatian Bilingual School project in Vienna

06.03.2026

At the Croatian Center in Vienna / Hrvatski centar (a member of AGSM), the Rešetarić School Association provided an update on Thursday regarding the "Bilingual School in Vienna" project. The plan is for an educational institution offering Croatian and German language instruction from kindergarten through high school graduation. The school will be a private school with public sponsorship and will offer a full-day bilingual program. Initially, it will be located in the Komensky School building.

"I will not answer questions in this strange language"

04.03.2026

Trieste municipal councilor for finance Everest Bertoli refused to answer a question in Slovenian at a joint session of district councilors. In protest, most opposition councilors left the session, as "Primorski dnevnik" newspaper reports.

Zweisprachige Ortstafeln in Steinbrunn-Štikapron und Hornstein-Vorištan beschmiert – Kroatische Organisationen verurteilen Vandalenakt entschieden

02.03.2026

Die kroatischen Vertretungsorganisationen in Österreich zeigen sich zutiefst betroffen und empört über die jüngsten Vandalenakte in den Gemeinden Steinbrunn-Štikapron und Hornstein-Vorištan (Bezirk Eisenstadt-Umgebung). In der Nacht von Samstag auf Sonntag wurden die kroatischen Ortsbezeichnungen auf den zweisprachigen Ortstafeln mutwillig mit schwarzer Farbe beschmiert. Dieser Angriff richtet sich nicht nur gegen die kroatische Volksgruppe, sondern gegen das gesamte Miteinander im Burgenland.

Fifteen years since the publication of the first issue of the Macedonian newspaper "Ilinden"

02.03.2026

Fifteen years ago, on March 1, 2011, the first issue of the Macedonian newspaper "Ilinden" was published as a double issue (March / April). The Macedonian newspaper "Ilinden" is the newspaper of the Macedonian Association "Ilinden"-Tirana.

Domowina-Präsidium für die Verankerung von Minderheitenrechten im Grundgesetz

26.02.2026

Gestern hat sich das Domowina-Präsidium im Haus der Sorben in Budyšin/Bautzen zu seiner regulären Sitzung getroffen. Auf der Agenda standen mehrere aktuelle Themen. Aus Sicht der Domowina ist es längst an der Zeit, die vier autochthonen nationalen Minderheiten Deutschlands ins Deutsche Grundgesetz aufzunehmen. Das Präsidium zeigt sich enttäuscht in Bezug auf die aktuellen Aussagen des Bundesministeriums des Innern, welches diese Forderung nicht unterstützt.

"Golden Bridge" between two countries - Meeting of the Croatian community in Serbia and the Serbian community in Croatia

13.02.2026

A meeting of representatives of the communities of Croats in Serbia and Serbs in Croatia was held at the premises of the Antun Gustav Matoš Foundation in Belgrade on Tuesday, February 10, 2025. This was the first meeting at the highest level, attended by Jasna Vojnić, President of the Croatian National Council in the Republic of Serbia and a member of Parliament, Milorad Pupovac, President of the SDSS and also a member of Parliament, and Boris Milošević, President of the Serbian National Council in the Republic of Croatia. Both minority communities are members of FUEN and AGSM, and have contributed to the reconciliation process.

Discipline warning in Carinthian parliament because of three words in Slovenian language

09.02.2026

Franc Jožef Smrtnik, a Carinthian Slovenian and member of the provincial parliament in Klagenfurt/Celovec, was reprimanded during a parliamentary session for using three expressions in Slovenian in his speech. The second president of the state parliament, Christoph Staudacher (FPÖ), issued Franz-Josef Smrtnik (Team Kärnten) with a call to order. Team Kärnten considers the incident to be scandalous. The Slovenian Foreign Ministry has pledged its support to the member of parliament, according to reports by RTV Slovenija and ORF.

Advisory Committee of the Council of Europe on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities visited Budyšin/Bautzen

26.01.2026

A delegation from the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities of the Council of Europe visited Domowina – Zwězk Łužyskich Serbow | Zwjazk Łužiskich Serbow | Bund Lausitzer Sorben on January 22, 2026.