- Hamburg Airport
- Hamburg Altona
- Husum
Vincze Loránt
FUEN President • Member of the European Parliament
Welcome to Husum*Hüsem, where the sea is majority, and the land is minority!
The North Frisians, a small minority without a kin-state, have a long story to tell about their people, about how they ended up and settled in this area, about distant and closer relatives scattered around different parts of Europe.
But most of their stories are going to be about the sea. Long before the concept of majority and minority was introduced in human society, this small group of people already had a similar relationship with this all-powerful, vast and unpredictable force of nature. They learned to live with it, to use it to their advantage and to thrive in this symbiosis of men and nature. And in doing so, they also learned a lot about themselves and each other, about the things that unite them as one and enable their survival.
Ilse Johanna Christiansen
Chairwoman of Frasche Rädj • Frisian Council Section North
The Frisians are founding members of FUEN and have been members since 1949. Since October 2022 we - the Frasche Rädj / Friesenrat Section North - are part of the big FUEN family from the Atlantic to the Urals and from the North Cape to the Mediterranean. During the congress in Berlin - immediately after our admission as an associate member - the idea was born to organise a nationalities congress in our region of Nordfraschlönj / North Friesland, and FUEN congresses have often been held in West Friesland. But there was only one congress in North Friesland - in 1957 in Weesterlönj / Westerland on the island of Sylt. We Frisians belong to the small non-kin-state groups. We need a lot of attention! That's why it's a great honour for us that the congress is coming to us again after almost 60 years. We will give our best and welcome the European minorities with a clear “RÜM HART - KLAAR KIMING” (Wide Heart - Clear Horizon)!
Vincze Loránt
FUEN President • Member of the European Parliament
Welcome to Husum*Hüsem, where the sea is majority, and the land is minority!
The North Frisians, a small minority without a kin-state, have a long story to tell about their people, about how they ended up and settled in this area, about distant and closer relatives scattered around different parts of Europe.
But most of their stories are going to be about the sea. Long before the concept of majority and minority was introduced in human society, this small group of people already had a similar relationship with this all-powerful, vast and unpredictable force of nature. They learned to live with it, to use it to their advantage and to thrive in this symbiosis of men and nature. And in doing so, they also learned a lot about themselves and each other, about the things that unite them as one and enable their survival.
And then history came along, but what are the hardships of a few centuries compared to the elements? The storms of history have settled, as all storms do, and the North Frisians are still here, in a good position nonetheless, with their rights anchored in the Constitution of Schleswig-Holstein.
In 2024, the Federal Union of European Nationalities celebrates 75 years of existence. For all who know the history of Europe it is an understatement to say that a lot has changed since 1949. Borders changed, wars and conflicts broke out, political systems changed, majorities became minorities, rights were given and, in some cases, taken away. And FUEN, the main advocate of minority rights in Europe, is still needed.
So let this celebration be not only about what we have achieved in 75 years, but also about what still needs to be achieved to guarantee the protection and promotion of minority languages and cultures in Europe, and let’s use the tenacity of the North Frisians as an inspiration for that! Let’s hope for a few sunny days for the minorities of Europe in Husum*Hüsem!
| Venue: Hüsem/Husum, Germany | |
| from 14:00 | Arrival and registration of participants in Husumhus |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Start of the FUEN Congress 2024 Husumhus, Neustadt 81, 25813 Husum, Deutschland Welcome to North Friesland
Bahne Bahnsen, FUEN Vice President Kristina Herbst, President of the State Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein Stefan Seidler, Member of the German Bundestag Martin Kindl, Mayor of Husum / Hüsem
In Memoriam Ilse Johanna Christiansen
Moderation: Ingwer Nommensen
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| 15:15 - 16:40 | Presentation of North Friesland, the North Frisians and their institutions
North Frisian traditional costumes and dances Film about Europeada 2024 Panel discussion: Christoph Schmidt, Director Nordfriisk Instituut Marie Hahn, Chairwoman of Friisk Foriining Ellin Nickelsen, Chairwoman of the North Frisian Institute Association Heinrich Bahnsen, Chairman of the Frisian Council Robert Kleih, Managing Director of the Ferring Foundation
Moderation: Ingwer Nommensen, 2nd Chairman of the Frisian Council, and Karin Haug, Friisk Foiiriining |
| 16:40 - 17:00 | Coffee break |
| 17:00 - 18:30 | FUEN at 75 - Proudly standing for minority rightsIntroductory remarks Loránt Vincze, FUEN President and Member of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament (Video greeting)
17:15 – 17:30 A glimpse into the FUEN history – Presentation by Prof. Jørgen Kühl 17:30 – 17:50 Panel 1: The beginning of a beautiful friendship – 1949 Anke Spoorendonk, Danes in Germany, SSW/EFA Romedi Arquint, Rumantsch, Former FUEN President Arijen Dijsktra, West-Frisians, Ried fan de Fryske Beweging Jean Boidron, Bretons, Cultural Institute of Brittany 17:50 – 18:10 Panel 2: Fall of the Iron Curtain and war in Europe – The nineties. Bernhard Ziesch, Lusatian Sorbs, Domowina Dóra Szilágyi, Hungarians in Romania, RMDSZ Johann Schuth, Germans in Hungary, Neue Zeitung Zdavid Aliev, Mesketian Turks, VATAN 18:10 – 18:30 Panel 3: We are present. Vanguards for a minority protection framework Loránt Vincze, FUEN President and Member of the European Parliament Hans Heinrich Hansen, Honorary President of FUEN Jens A. Christiansen Speaker of the European Dialogue Forum, SSF Secretary General
In a discussion with: Petar Tyran, Journalist / Burgenland Croat
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| 18:30 | Transport to Koogshalle (from Husumhus) |
| 19:00 - 23:00 | Dinner reception FUEN 75th anniversary including evening programme Koogshalle, Sophien-Magdalenen-Koog 8, 25821 Reußenköge, Deutschland
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| from 22:00 | Transport to Husum / Hüsem |
| Venue: Husumhus | |
| 7:00 - 9:00 | Breakfast at the hotels |
| from 8:45 | Registration of the participants |
| 9:00 - 9:45 | Equal communities with equal rights. The road ahead
Heinrich Bahnsen, Chairman of the Frisian Council Music - Inken Stamer (Friesische EUROPEADA Hymne) Johannes Callsen, Minority Commissioner of the State Schleswig- Holstein Denise Loop, Member of the German Bundestag Music -Dawyd Kadymians (interfriesische Hymne) |
| 9:45 - 10:15 | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | Planning for the year 2099 The conclusions of the FUEN "Ewald Ammende" International Expert Conference Introduction to the topic: Loránt Vincze, FUEN-President and MEP Prof. Dr. Fernand de Varennes, former UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Univ. Prof. Dr. Paul Videsott, SVI - South Tyrolean Institute of Ethnic Groups |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | What's next for minority rights in the European Union?
Herbert Dorfmann, MEP, SVP South Tyrol Rasmus Andresen, MEP, Greens Schleswig-Holstein Elvira Kovacs, Coincil of Europe PACE Representative, Serbia Loránt Vincze, FUEN President and MEP RMDSZ
Moderation: Dr. iur. Beate Sibylle Pfeil, Legal expert for Minority Issues in Europe |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch - Husums Brauhaus, Neustadt 60-68 |
| 13:30 | Transport: Bus 1 to Tönning / Taning (AGSM and TAG), Bus 2 to Bredstedt/Bräist (AGDM and NKS) Bus 3 to Risum – Lindholm/Risem-Loonham (WG Education and MKN) |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Working group meeting and exchange of experiences Tönning - Guided Tour at Multimar Wattforum: Working Group of Slavic Minorities (AGSM) Working Group of Turkic Minorities (TAG) Bredstedt - Guided Tour NordFriisk Futuur Working Group of Non-Kin State Minorities (NKS) Working Group of German Minorities (AGDM) Risum - Lindholm – School visit Risem Schölj: WG Education Working Group of Hungarian Minorities (MKM) |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Presentation of the host minority - Part 2 Tönning - Skippershuset meeting of WGs: Working Group of Slavic Minorities (AGSM) Working Group of Turkish Minorities (TAG) Bredstedt Friisk Hüs: Working Group of Non-Kin State Minorities (NKS) Working Group of German Minorities (AGDM) Dagebüll (guided tour on the dike) WG Education Working Group of Hungarian Minorities (MKM) |
| from 19:00 | Dinner in Husumhus |
| from 20:00 | FUEN traditional Minority Market Each minority is welcome to present their traditions, culture, food, etc. |
| Venue: Hüsem/ Husum, Germany | |
| 7:00 - 8:30 | Breakfast at the hotel |
| 7:45 - 8:45 | Registration of the delegates Closes at 8:45! Please be on time. |
| 9:00 - 11:00 | Assembly of Delegates part 1. |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Assembly of Delegates part 2. |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 - 16:00 | Assembly of Delegates Part 3. |
| 16:45 | Bus transfer from Husumhus |
| 17:30 - 21:30 | Boat trip / Cultural programme of the Frisian minority and dinner |
| 21:30 | Bus transfer to the hotels |
| 7:00 - 10:00 | Breakfast and individual departure |
*Prices per person, including: all meals, congress fee, excursion, cultural program, city tax
If you would like to attend the FUEN congress 2024, please register with FUEN by sending an e-mail to congress@fuen.org
The association “Frasche Rädj / Friesenrat Sektion Nord e. V.” (Frisian council) is the umbrella organization of Frisian organizations and institutions in North Friesland and on Heligoland. The name of the association symbolizes the coming together and exchange of the Frisian community in this region. The association sees itself as a contact and coordination point that represents the common interests of the Frisians to the outside world.
It is based in Bredstedt in the district of Nordfriesland.
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The association “Frasche Rädj / Friesenrat Sektion Nord e. V.” (Frisian council) is the umbrella organization of Frisian organizations and institutions in North Friesland and on Heligoland. The name of the association symbolizes the coming together and exchange of the Frisian community in this region. The association sees itself as a contact and coordination point that represents the common interests of the Frisians to the outside world.
It is based in Bredstedt in the district of Nordfriesland.
Schiffbrücke 42, D-24939 Flensburg, Germany
Phone: +49 461 12 8 55
Email: congress@fuen.org
