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The European Day of Languages is celebrated every year on 26th of September. This is a chance to promote language learning and to recognise the linguistic diversity of the EU, as well as fostering intercultural understanding and increasing multilingualism.  In the European Culture and Education Committee earlier this week, the topic of the European Day…

Today we woke up to the news that the chief prosecutor in Ankara issued arrest warrants for 82 Kurdish people on the grounds of their “role” in the Kobane protests in Turkey on 6-8 October 2014. Former mayors, MPS and Central Executive Board members are among the detainees. The office of the prosecutor refers to…

On 27th September, EFA member party, the Hungarian People’s Party of Transylvania (Erdélyi Magyar Néppárt) is running as part of an electoral alliance that is fielding approximately 2200 candidates across 160 local and county councils. The alliance will also field 94 mayoral candidates across Transylvania.  The Hungarian community is often described as a minority community…

The Danish-Frisian minority party SSW will run for the first time in 60 years in a federal election. This was decided by a majority of the 111 delegates at the SSW state party conference on Saturday in Flensburg. While great progress has been made in minority politics at the state level thanks to the SSW,…

Members of the organization committee of the World Amazigh Congress were arrested yesterday during the preparation of a summer school in the city of Tichy, in Kabylia. Co-president and heads of associations were released after several hours of custody at a police station. The activity planned was also prohibited by the Algerian authorities. The European…

Press release from the EFA Group in the European Parliament EU has a duty to act when democracy and self-determination is threatened within its borders Speaking in today’s State of the Union debate in the European Parliament with European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the EFA Group in the European Parliament Jordi Solé urged…

Jordi Solé replaces Oriol Junqueras and becomes Vice President of Greens/EFA Group Press Release from the EFA Group in the European Parliament Catalan MEP Jordi Solé has yesterday been elected President of the European Free Alliance (EFA) Group in the European Parliament and becomes First Vice President of the Greens/EFA Group. He replaces Oriol Junqueras who has…

Ahead of the regional campaign for 2021, EFA member UDB (Union Démocratique Bretonne) has publicly released a video to present its project for a Breton Assembly. Under a democratic and decentralised approach, the Assembly will aim to unite the five departments of Brittany and the regional council within an unique and single structure. The representatives…

To mark the beginning of the political year, EFA, Régions et Peuples Solidaires (RPS) and Union of the Breton People (UDB) have held together the XXV Summer University in An Oriant/Lorient, Brittany, from 21 to 23 August 2020. Under the ‘Autonomy and Interdependence’ motto, the event, hosted by EFA Member UDB, aimed at narrowing the…

In recent days Poland has signalled that it will be withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention, which sets out international standards concerning gender-based violence.  Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro said the treaty is harmful because it teaches children about gender in an “ideological” way and does not respect religion. The Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe’s…