Pieter de Zwart takes over as Chair of De Fryske Beweging

27.09.2026

Pieter de Zwart has been the new Chair of De Fryske Beweging since 26 September 2026. He succeeds Sjirk Eildert Bruinsma, who is stepping down after two years in the position but will remain a member of the board. The change in leadership was announced during the annual Bewegingsdei, which this year was held in conjunction with the commemoration of the Battle of Warns (1345).

Digital Presence of Minority Languages: NKS Annual Meeting in Fryslân Discusses Visibility, AI and the Future of Smaller Language

12.07.2026

“A language lives when people use it.” With this thought, FUEN Vice President and Spokesperson of the FUEN Non-Kin-State Working Group (NKS), Bahne Bahnsen, summed up the central debate of the 10th NKS Annual Meeting. From 2 to 5 July, around 20 representatives of national minorities without a kin-state gathered in Ljouwert/Leeuwarden in Fryslân/Friesland (Netherlands) to discuss shared challenges, current developments and the digital future of smaller languages.

600 years of North Frisian freedoms: FUEN Working Group NKS underlines the importance of small peoples and languages in Europe

22.06.2026

Minorities without a kin-state come together in Fryslân

01.06.2026

From 2 to 5 July 2026, the FUEN Working Group NKS will come together for its tenth annual meeting, this time in Ljouwert/Leeuwarden in the province of Fryslân/Friesland in the Netherlands. The conference will be hosted by the Frisian FUEN member organisation De Fryske Beweging, which works to promote the West Frisian language and culture.

Statement by the FUEN Presidium: Better protection for regional and minority languages in EU trademark law

13.05.2026

Ladin language at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games still not officially recognised

03.02.2026

FUEN calls for the inclusion of the Ladin language at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games

26.01.2026

Strangely Familiar, Yet Quite Different

02.10.2025

At the end of May, the FUEN Working Group “Non-Kin-State” met in the South Tyrolean Val Badia. Christoph G. Schmidt, director of the Nordfriisk Instituut – dedicated to the research, promotion, and preservation of the North Frisian language, history, and culture – was invited as a guest speaker and discovered many connections to Frisian.

Annual meeting in South Tyrol: Minorities without a kin-state call for greater visibility of their languages at major events

10.06.2025

Minorities without a kin-state gather in South Tyrol

25.04.2025

Between 29 May and 1 June 2025, the Non-Kin-State Working Group will hold its annual meeting – this time with the Ladins in St. Vigil in Enneberg/Al Plan de Maréo (Gadertal/Val Badia, South Tyrol, Italy).