Language policy

FUEN (Federal Union of European Nationalities, www.fuen.org) as umbrella organisation of more than 90 member organisation represents the interests in the field of language policy of the autochthonous, national minorities.

The goal is to contribute to the development of a European language policy that takes the minority language into consideration.

• Recommendations by FUEN for three focus areas for the promotion of the regional and minority languages
   
• Guidance – Promotion of regional and minority languages in Europe
  The guidance gives an overview of important documents and a chronological overview of the past ten years – since the European Year of Languages in 2001 – and also gives goals and demands for the regional and minority languages.
   
• Joint statement of cooperation for the promotion of constitutional, minority-regional and smaller state languages
  With this joint statement NPLD (Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity, www.npld.eu) and FUEN commit to work closely together in order to promote CRSS-, regional and minority languages.