ELEN Press Releases
ELEN progress at UN as Spain adopts Universal Periodic Review recommendations for linguistic minorities.
At the September session of the 60th UN Human Rights Council held in Geneva, Spain adopted several recommendations from different states made under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on protecting minoritized languages. It marks a breakthrough by having a State,...
Successful launch of the FOSTERLANG project in Wilamowice, Poland.
The new EU-funded Fosterlang project was successfully launched in Wilamovice, Poland with an inaugural event that gathered representatives from across Europe, including from ELEN and several of its member organisations, as well as featuring presentations from...
Opole, Poland, hosts Congress on National Minorities – with ELEN and UN Special Rapporteur for Minorities.
On September 23 and 24, 2025, the Opole regional assembly hosted the Congress on National Minorities, an event commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Act on National and Ethnic Minorities and Regional Languages, and given an international dimension with the...
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👉Complete the EU public consultation on the housing crisis and tell the EU how it affects our languages.
Deadline: Friday 17th October.
See: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14670-European-affordable-housing-plan/public-consultation_en
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Second homes, vacation rentals, Air BnBs, saturation tourism ... all are having a devasting effect on our language communities in terms of taking away community housing from young and old alike.
The consultation gives NGOs and individuals the opportunity to make your voice heard on the issue with a view to EU measures that will act to ensure that minoritised language communities are protected across Europe, that housing is seen as a community need like a school or hospital rather than a financial asset to make a profit on, and that facilitates local ownership and community enterprises.
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