Young people think going to university will get them a better job but worry about whether a degree is worth it. More...
The statements of support for the Minority SafePack Initiative will be presented only to the new European Commission
Following the European Commission’s refusal to have a dialogue on the Minority SafePack Initiative, the initiators of the successful European Citizens’ Initiative will wait until the new European Commission is established following next year’s elections for the European Parliament. More...
International symposium on the Rhodes and Kos Turks takes place in Izmir in November
The Rhodes, Kos and the Dodecanese Turks Culture and Solidarity Association (ROISDER), a member of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN), organizes “The International Symposium on the Turkish Identity in Rhodes and Kos 2018” in İzmir, Turkey on 22-23 November 2018. More...
27th annual meeting of the Working Group of German Minorities (AGDM) in Berlin
Important political talks with high-ranking decision makers of the German government are imminent for representatives of the German minorities from 5 to 8 November in Berlin. In addition, the minority representatives will take part in the ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the Commissioner of the Federal Government for Ethnic German Repatriates and National Minorities, and will discuss the AGDM's future strategy in internal talks. More...
We have the official dates for EUROPEADA 2020!
FUEN is pleased to announce the official date of EUROPEADA 2020: 20-28 June 2020. The European football championship of autochthonous minorities will be hosted by the Carinthian Slovenes, who, after an exciting competition at the FUEN Congress 2017 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, convinced the delegates with an emotional presentation and a coherent concept. More...
FUEN visited the Aromanian community in Serbia
The organisation of the Aromanian community in Serbia, Srpsko-cincarsko društvo "Lunjina", founded in 1991, had expressed interest to be part of the FUEN family and applied for membership in the FUEN in 2018. The youth organisation of Lunjina has been a member of the Youth of European Nationalities (YEN) since 2015. After submitting all necessary documents, the statutory Fact Finding Mission took place in Belgrade, in order to get to know each other. More...
27th Annual Conference of German Minorities successfully concluded
The 27th Annual Meeting of the Working Group of German Minorities (AGDM) took place in Berlin from 5 to 8 November 2018 under the umbrella of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN). The conference was attended by 53 representatives and youth representatives of minority organisations from 19 European countries and countries of the former Soviet Union. More...
Building a talent pipeline for healthier minority communities
There are turning points in every life. But for people from poor and minority communities, turning points are often devastating downward spirals. Mine came when I was just 11 and growing up in 1960s rural Arkansas. Like many Americans raised in poverty, it was rooted in healthcare—or, more accurately—the lack of it. More...
How to Help Minorities Thrive: What Academic Spaces Can Learn From Athletics
By Eboo Patel. Fewer than half of Latino and black students who enter college receive a degree within six years, compared to over 60 % of white and Asian students. This is a terrible social ill that needs to be fixed. More...
Who Tells Your Story
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Students have -- at least for now -- halted a popular weekly event at Williams College, fearing that it pressures minority students to share their lives in uncomfortable ways. More...