ELEN Press Releases
ELEN set for EESC Civil Society Week 2026
From Monday March 2nd to Thursday March 5th 2026, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will bring together the main European civil society organisations from across Europe to discuss, debate and contribute to shaping the future of democracy and building...
UN Special Rapporteur for Minorities slams EU for its lack of protection of European minoritized languages.
Speaking in Brussels today, the UN Special Rapporteur for Minority Issues, Nicolas Levrat, strongly criticised the EU over its double standards regarding minority protection in general and the continuing lack of protection for European minoritized and endangered...
ELEN calls on EU to take action to protect European minoritised languages at the UN Forum for Minority Issues
ELEN has issued a formal statement at the UN Forum for Minority Issues in Geneva calling on the EU to take action to protect European minoritized and endangered languages, something that the EU is required to do under Article 2 of the Lisbon Treaty. The statement,...
ELEN General Assembly 2025: language activists to campaign for EU measures to protect European minoritized languages.
Around 100 delegates representing 182 language activist organisations gathered in Barcelona over the weekend for the 2025 ELEN General Assembly hosted by CIEMEN and supported by the Catalan Government and Barcelona Council. The meeting covered a wide range of issues...
Activistes lingüístics de tota Europa es reuniran a Barcelona per a l’Assemblea General 2025 de l’ELEN
NOTA DE PREMSA Un ampli suport públic a les llengües minoritzades d’Europa fa imprescindible que la UE actuï, afirmen els dirigents de l’ELEN. Prop de 90 delegats que representen 180 organitzacions d’activistes lingüístics de tota Europa es reuniran a Barcelona del 14...
Language activists from across Europe set to gather in Barcelona for the ELEN 2025 General Assembly. Press Release
Massive public support for Europe’s minoritised languages means the EU must act, say ELEN leaders. Around 90 delegates representing 180 language activist organisations from across Europe will meet in Barcelona from 14th to 16th November for the 2025 General Assembly...
Language activist organisations from across Europe set to gather in Barcelona for the 2025 ELEN General Assembly. Press Briefing
The European Language Equality Network (ELEN), Europe’s largest organisation working for the protection and promotion of European minoritised and endangered languages, will be holding its 2025 General Assembly in the Catalan capital from 14th to 16th November hosted...
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...
FOSTERLANG Project to hold inaugural opening event in Wilamowice, Poland.
FOSTERLANG, the new EU-funded Horizon project aiming to boost European endangered and minoritised languages, will be holding its inaugural project opening and conference in the town of Wilamowice, Poland, home to the endangered Wymysiöeryś language, from 25-27th...
ELEN continues campaign for EU official status for Catalan, Galician and Basque. Process “irreversible” says Spanish FM Albares.
Meeting at the EU General Affairs Council on Tuesday (May 27th) EU Member-States decided to postpone voting on EU official status for Catalan, Galician and Basque. After the meeting the Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares declared that the process of official...