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"Laboratory of Peace": 28th Seminar of Slavic Minorities held in European Capital of Culture Gorica/Gorizia
26.11.2025
The border that once divided families has become a meeting place, and the silence surrounding minority rights in Europe must be broken. These were the resounding messages at the 28th Seminar of Slavic Minorities in Europe (AGSM), held from 20–23 November 2025 in the cross-border twin cities of Gorizia/Gorica (Italy) and Nova Gorica (Slovenia).
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Ukrainian Minority in Hungary are new AGSM Members
24.11.2025
NATIONAL SELF-GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINIANS IN HUNGARY became a new member of AGSM/FUEN at the last FUEN Assembly of Delegates 2025 in Bozen/Bulsan/Bolzano.
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28th Seminar of Slavic Minorities in Europe to take place in Gorizia/Gorica, Italy
17.11.2025
The 28th Seminar of the FUEN Working Group of Slavic Minorities (AGSM) will be held from 20 to 23 November 2025 in Gorica/Gorizia, Italy. The event is organised by FUEN in cooperation with the local Slovenian minority organisations Svet Slovenskih Organizacij (SSO), Slovenska kulturno-gospodarska zveza (SKGZ) and Slovenska Skupnost (SSk), bringing together representatives of Slavic minorities from across Europe.
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FUEN Assembly of Delegates elects new leadership – Olivia Schubert becomes new President
28.10.2025
The third day of the 69th FUEN Congress in Bozen / Bulsan / Bolzano was dedicated to the second part of the Assembly of Delegates, the organisation’s highest decision-making body. The session focused on the election of FUEN’s new leadership and on key decisions shaping the organisation’s direction for the next term.
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AGSM Meeting Bolzano/Bozen/Bulsan FUEN Congress 2025
26.10.2025
From 23-26 October the 69. FUEN Congress took place in Bolzano / Bulsan / Bozen where also the AGSM held its regular working meeting. Dr. Hartmut Leipner, Lusatian Sorb, was elected as FUEN Vice-President on behalf of Slavic language group. Here you can see the photo gallery.
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FUEN gets the "ilinden-Awards" 2025
25.10.2025
The president of the Macedonian Association "Ilinden" Tirana, Nikola Gjurgjaj, presented the "Ilinden" Honorary Award to Lorant Vince, President of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN).
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In memoriam Ivan Budinčević
23.09.2025
On Thursday, 18 September, following a short and serious illness, Ivan Budinčević, official, active member, and cherished spirit of the Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina (DSHV), passed away unexpectedly.
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Witaj als Zukunftsgruß: Sorben rücken in den Fokus des Lausitz Monitors
29.08.2025
Im Haus der Sorben wurden die aktuellen Ergebnisse des Lausitz Monitors vorgestellt – erstmals mit einem besonderen Fokus auf das sorbische Volk. Rund 50 Interessierte, vor Ort und online, verfolgten die Präsentation von Dr. Jörg Heidig (Prozesspsychologe). Die Resultate zeichnen ein ambivalentes Bild: Zwar herrscht insgesamt eine leicht optimistische Grundstimmung, zugleich bleibt der Bedarf an tiefgreifendem Strukturwandel so hoch wie nie seit Beginn der Erhebungen.
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„Man will uns ans Leben“ - Bomben gegen Minderheiten 1993-1996
19.08.2025
Die Ausstellung der "Initiative Minderheiten" erinnert an den Schrecken des rechtsextremen Terrors und die Angst, die Österreichs Minderheiten vier Jahre lang begleitete. Sie gedenkt der Opfer, lässt Betroffene zu Wort kommen und beleuchtet die Rolle des politisch-gesellschaftlichen Klimas der 1990er-Jahre für die Gewalttaten.
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FUEN Condemns Police Operation at Peršmanhof/Peršmanova domačija in Carinthia/Koroška
31.07.2025
FUEN condemns the police operation that took place on 27 July on the grounds of the Peršmanhof/Peršmanova domačija Museum in the municipality of Bad Eisenkappel/Železna Kapla (Carinthia/Koroška, Austria). The police conducted a multi-hour operation in the vicinity of an anti-fascist youth camp attended by around 60 young adults from Austria, Italy and Slovenia, many of whom belong to national minorities. The operation involved seven police vehicles, more than 30 officers, a helicopter, drones and a K9 unit. Three individuals were temporarily detained, and one person sustained minor injuries.
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