In Berlin, in the permanent representation of the Free State of Thuringia a think-tank-meeting took place on 22 February 2012 – with several minority experts, representatives of the European Commission, the Committee of the Regions, the Danish Sydslesvig-Udvalget, the German Bundestag (parliament), the think-tank of the Swedes in Finland – Magma, the European newspaper association MIDAS, the Land of Schleswig-Holstein, the regional office for the region Sønderjylland-Schleswig, FUEN-member organisations and the Youth of European Nationalities (YEN). The basis for the discussion in Berlin was a study elaborated by FUEN proposing the establishment of a “Forum of the European Minorities (FEM)”. The idea for more integration and visibility of the minorities and more effective political lobbying in Brussels was welcomed by all the participants.

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