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President of the Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana, Gjurgjaj participated in a meeting of the Slavic minorities working group in Europe during the FUEN congress

President of the Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana, Nikolla Gjurgjaj participated today in a working meeting of the FUEN Working Group of Slavic Minorities (AGSM) during the congress of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN), currently being held in Helsinki, Finland.

“On behalf of the Macedonian Association ‘Ilinden’-Tirana, I gave a presentation regarding the Macedonians in the Republic of Albania,” said Gjurgjaj.

Nikolla Gjurgjaj, President of the Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana, and Dr. Hartmut Leipner, Chair of the FUEN Working Group of Slavic Minorities (AGSM).

Photo: Macedonian newspaper “Ilinden”

Dr. Hartmut Leipner, Chair of the FUEN Working Group of Slavic Minorities (AGSM), expressed his appreciation for the successful organization of the seminar in Tirana by the Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana.

The seminar in Tirana was one of the most significant events and served as an important promotion of the Macedonian national minority. The seminar and the activities of the Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana were the focus of today’s meeting, which is traditionally held as part of every FUEN congress. The Macedonian Association “Ilinden”–Tirana has been a member of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) since May 16, 2015, and is part of the Working Group of Slavic Minorities.

The Working Group of Slavic Minorities in Europe comprises 32 organizations that are full members of FUEN.

Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana to Participate in the Congress of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) to be Held in Helsinki, Finland

Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana will participate in the Congress of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) to be held from 17 to 20 September 2026 in Helsinki, Finland.

The host will be the Swedish Assembly of Finland (Svenska Finlands folkting/Folktinget in Swedish), which has been working for linguistic rights and the status of the Swedish language in Finland for more than 100 years, founded in 1919, is a statutory organization for cooperation for the Swedish-speaking population of Finland. The Folktinget has been a member of the Federal Union of European Nations (FUEN) since 2024.

Over the past eleven years, since we have been equal members of the Federal Union of European Nations (FUEN), we have regularly participated in all Congresses and other activities. We will also participate in this Congress, which will be organized by the Swedish Assembly of Finland, informed the Macedonian newspaper “Ilinden” Nikolla Gjurgjaj, president of the Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana.

Helsinki will become a meeting place for European minorities, at the 70th annual Congress of the Federal Union of European Nations (FUEN) in the capital of Finland. Representatives of indigenous national minorities, nationalities and language groups from all over Europe are expected to participate.

Photo: Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN)

The Swedish Assembly of Finland, the organization’s mission, is to protect and promote the rights and interests of the Swedish-speaking population, as well as to actively share information about the Swedish language in Finland and bilingualism in the country. The Folketinget also works to support and strengthen the status of the Swedish language and culture in Finland.

Protecting the linguistic rights of the Swedish-speaking population is a core task of the Folketinget. The public can contact the organization on issues related to linguistic rights and the obligation of the authorities to respect these rights. The Folketinget actively works to protect the rights of Swedish-speaking persons within the state and municipal administration and the education sector, as well as within social services and healthcare in Finland.

The Folketinget is a recognized reference body and issues statements for various authorities. In this way, it can influence the drafting of laws and reforms that are of central importance to the Swedish population. Parliamentary committees consult the Folketinget on a number of issues that affect the Swedish population.

The Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana has been a member of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) since 16 May 2015 and is part of the working group on Slavic minorities. During this period, it regularly participates in Congresses and other activities, and upon the proposal of the association, Resolutions on the position of the Macedonian minority in the Republic of Albania have been adopted.

Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana eleven years an equal member of the Federal Union of European Nationalities

The Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana, eleven years ago was admitted to the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN), the largest organization of national minorities in Europe.

The Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana became the first member from the Republic of Albania to the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) at the congress held on 15.05.2015 in Komotini, Greece.

Since then, the Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana has made a great contribution to identifying and overcoming a large number of issues of interest to Macedonians in the Republic of Albania. It continuously works to protect the ethnic, linguistic, cultural identity and national traditions of Macedonians in the Republic of Albania.

Also, the Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana has regularly participated in these eleven years in all congresses and submitted resolutions, the content and aim of which was to improve the life of Macedonians in the Republic of Albania and all of which were voted by the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN).

They have been sent to all state institutions in the Republic of Albania and international institutions related to minorities. These resolutions contribute to the improvement of the position of Macedonians in the Republic of Albania.

The Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana, as an equal member of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) and as part of the Working Group on Slavic Minorities (AGSM) at the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN), actively raises issues on the international stage for Macedonians in the Republic of Albania.

On this occasion, the Macedonian association “Ilinden”-Tirana expresses gratitude to the presidency of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) and the Working Group of Slavic Minorities (AGSM) for the cooperation and understanding shown for the interests of Macedonians in the Republic of Albania.

At the same time, we express our sincere gratitude to the International Macedonian Human Rights Movement from Canada with Chairman Mr. Bill Nicholov, who helps the Macedonian association “Ilinden”-Tirana to be an equal member of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN).

May our anniversaries and friendships with all nations and minorities in Europe multiply.

Macedonian Association “Ilinden”-Tirana
President, Nikolla Gjurgjaj