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Institutional relations between the EU and the Council of Europe
The European Parliament adopted by 494 votes to 76, with 76 abstentions, a resolution on institutional relations between the European Union and the Council of Europe. Parliament considers it necessary to strengthen institutional cooperation between the EU and the Council of Europe and to give new impetus to bilateral cooperation in the field of promoting and defending democracy, the rule
Ignoring minority requests
The European Parliament today held a debate in connection with the 30th anniversary of the publication of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities. It is unfortunate that the adoption of the EP resolution related to the topic could not be put on the agenda due to the opposition votes
Aggression is confrontation with Europe: speech of President Metsola on Ukraine
“Dear President of the European Council, Dear President of the European Commission, Dear Presidents and Prime Ministers, Dear friends, The scenes in Ukraine are difficult to witness – while we hoped and worked to promote a process of de-escalation, our fears and warnings were tragically realised this morning. President Putin has unleashed war in Europe. This is outrageous. Cities, regions,
Discover Szeklerland!
Date: 7 December Time: 19:00 Venue: Liszt Institute Brussels Treurenberg 10, 1000 Brussels Discover the Szekler culture through a special evening with the concert of Koszika & TheHotshots and the launch of the English edition of the book The Szeklers: An Illustrated History. Koszika Funky fills and rhythms, jazzy-bluesy chords, spacey reggae feel, ethno-folk or even drum and bass influences
FUEN welcomes german commitment to minorities, linguistic diversity
Positive news for the Minority SafePack Initiative (MSPI): The coalition agreement presented yesterday by the new government of SPD, FDP and the Greens in Germany contains passages on minority protection as well as a clear commitment to the MSPI. Specifically, it states: “The national minorities – the Danish minority, the Frisian ethnic group, the German Sinti and Roma as well