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Rest in peace Willi Resetarits - Vili Rešetarić!
27.04.2022
He has left us - "our" Willi, suddenly and much too early, a great person for Austria, benefactor, initiator, the national conscience of this country. But for us Croatians, he was a little bit more. He showed us that feelings, origins and memories of childhood are ultimately still stronger than the pressure to assimilate, than the great power to adapt to the majority. He is living proof that no politics can destroy what is in the heart and soul and what his Croatian family, his origins, put in his cradle, what his mother gave him.
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Lausitzer Sorben auf Europeada gut vorbereitet – Fußball-Europameisterschaft der autochthonen nationalen Minderheiten
27.04.2022
Am Montag, 25.4., abends beriet in Hoyerswerda/Wojerecy erneut der Vorbereitungsausschuss der Sorbischen Mannschaft (Serbske mustwo), die sich auf die Europeada* vorbereitet. Die Föderalistische Union Europäischer Nationalitäten (FUEN) führt gemeinsam mit den Kärntner Slowenen die Europeada, Fußball-Europameisterschaft der autochthonen nationalen Minderheiten, vom 25. Juni bis 3. Juli 2022 durch. Dieses Großereignis sollte im vierjährigen Rhythmus schon 2020 stattfinden, musste aber pandemiebedingt zwei Mal verschoben werden.
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Domowina-Präsidium in Berlin – breite Unterstützung für sorbische Sprache und Kultur bei Gesprächen im Bundestag
09.04.2022
Das Präsidium der Domowina, des Bundes Lausitzer Sorben, hat sich am Donnerstag, 7.4., nach Berlin begeben, um im Bundestag die Ausstellung „Was heißt hier Minderheit?” über die anerkannten autochthonen Minderheiten Deutschlands anzuschauen, die als Wanderausstellung in allen Bundesländern gezeigt werden soll. Zudem standen bis zum Nachmittag Gespräche mit allen Bundestagsabgeordneten auf dem Programm, die Mitglieder bzw. stellvertretende Mitglieder des parlamentarischen Beirates der Stiftung für das sorbische Volk sind: Sylvia Lehmann und Simona Koß (beide SPD), Dr. Christiane Schenderlein und Knut Abraham (beide CDU).
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Big day in Trieste / Trst: Slovenian Minority gets back Narodni dom
28.03.2022
It is a celebratory day in Trieste: with the signing of the contract for the free transfer of ownership of the Fabiani Palace, the Narodni dom officially became the property of the Slovene minority in Italy. Italian President Sergio Mattarella also attended the ceremony.
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Help, so we can help! Minorities for Ukraine
15.03.2022
The war has changed the lives of the people of Ukraine from one day to another. All nationalities of Ukraine suffer because of the Russian invasion. Besides their lives being in constant danger, they often lack the most basic things needed for survival like water, food, heating, or electricity. While FUEN's basic work is to secure the rights of minorities - such as education in their mother tongue and the preservation of their own culture and identity - we realise that all Ukrainian citizens are suffering in this situation. And we want to help them all. For this reason, we have launched the „Help so we can help! Minorities for Ukraine“ humanitarian aid campaign.
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Francesca Sammartino elected new President of "Agostina Piccoli Foundation"
14.03.2022
On February 14, 2022 the members of the "Agostina Piccoli" Foundation elected Francesca Sammartino as the new president of the Foundation. With deep sorrow but great honor, Francesca Sammartino pledged to continue the work of her parents and work with the same dedication as the two people who dedicated their lives to the Molise-Croatian minority.
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Staatsministerin Meier und Domowina-Vorsitzender Statnik: Sorbisch gehört in Sachsen zum Alltag
06.03.2022
Am Freitag den 04.03.2022 trafen in Dresden die sächsische Staatsministerin der Justiz und für Demokratie, Europa und Gleichstellung, Katja Meier, und Dawid Statnik, Vorsitzender der Domowina – Bund Lausitzer Sorben, zu einem Arbeitsgespräch zusammen.
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Russia’s war against Ukraine is also affecting the many nationalities from the country
28.02.2022
Ukraine’s nationalities are also the victims of Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine! Unfortunately, there were already reports that members of the minority communities have lost their lives while protecting the country. FUEN’s member organisations have informed us that several Greeks and two Hungarians are among the victims of the fights of the first days. We deplore their death and we send our condolences to their families and loved ones.
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No minority languages in the vaccination campaign in Austria
25.02.2022
The legally recognized ethnic group languages are missing from the current information from the Federal Government on the Covid vaccination requirement in Austria, which is available in a total of eight languages using a QR code. For the chairman of the Minorities Initiative, Vladimir Wakounig, this is a surpassing of guaranteed rights, according to the ORF.
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FUEN strongly condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine
24.02.2022
The Federal Union of European Nationalities firmly condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine. With this invasion, Russia defied both the independence of a state and international law by engaging in a war that will bring devastation, the death of innocent people and economic damage.
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