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| Foundation | Nov. 19th to 20 th, 1949 | F - Versailles |
| Congresses | ||
| 1st Congress: | July 1st, 1950 | NL - Ljouwert/Leeuwarden |
| 2nd Congress: | June 8th to 10th, 1951 | DK - København |
| 3rd Congress: | May 21st to 23rd, 1954 | D - Münster |
| 4th Congress: | May 5th to 7th, 1955 | GB - Cardiff/Wales |
| 5th Congress: | May 17th to 20th, 1956 | A - Fakersee |
| 6th Congress: | June 6th to 8th, 1957 | D - Westerland |
| 7th Congress: | June 25th to 28th, 1958 | A - Innsbruck |
| 8th Congress: | July 23rd to 26th, 1959 | D - Aachen |
| 9th Congress: | June 4th to 6th, 1960 | CH - Zuoz |
| 10th Congress: | May 25th to 28th, 1961 | B - Brügge |
| 11th Congress: | May 30th to June 2nd, 1962 | D - Flensburg |
| 12th Congress: | May 16th to 18th, 1963 | I - Aosta |
| 13th Congress: | June 11th to 14th, 1964 | D - Regensburg |
| 14th Congress: | June 10th to 12th, 1965 | NL - Ljouwert/Leeuwarden |
| 15th Congress: | June 1st to 4th, 1966 | I - Goricia |
| 16th Congress: | May 20th to 22nd, 1967 | DK - Åbenrå |
| 17th Congress: | Sep. 12th to 15th, 1968 | A - Lienz |
| 18th Congress: | May 15th to 18th, 1969 | F - Colmar |
| 19th Congress: | May 6th to 9th, 1970 | A - Eisenstadt |
| 20th Congress: | May 19th to 22nd, 1971 | S - Karlstadt |
| Regional: | May 8th to 11th, 1972 | D - Jarplund |
| Regional: | Sep. 7th to 10th, 1972 | I - Tarvisio |
| 21st Congress: | May 24th to 27th, 1973 | F - Saint-Malo |
| 22nd Congress: | September 13th to 15th, 1974 | I - Brixen/Bressanone |
| 23rd Congress: | Sep. 12th to 14th, 1975 | DK - København |
| Special | Sep. 19th, 1976, | GB - Edinburgh, Scotland* |
| 24th Congress: | Sep. 23rd to 25th, 1977 | A - Eisenkappel |
| 25th Congress: | Oct. 6th to 8th, 1978 | L - Luxemburg |
| 26th Congress: | Sep. 14th to 16th, 1979 | DK - Åbenrå |
| 27th Congress: | May 5th to 7th, 1980 | D - Düsseldorf |
| 28th Congress: | April 26th to 28th, 1982 | F - Straßbourg |
| 29th Congress: | May 13th to 14th, 1983 | B - Bruxelles |
| 30th Congress: | May 16th to 18th, 1985 | CH - Genf |
| 31st Congress: | Oct. 2nd to 4th, 1987 | D - Flensburg |
| 32nd Congress: | Sep. 16th to 18th, 1988 | B - Antwerpen |
| 33rd Congress: | Apr. 21st to 23rd, 1989 | F - Versailles |
| 34th Congress: | Oct. 6th to 8th, 1989 | I - Brixen/Bressanone |
| 35th Congress: | May 24th to 26th, 1990 | D - München |
| 36th Congress: | May 9th to 11th, 1991 | H - Budapest |
| 37th Congress: | May 28th to 31st, 1992 | D - Cottbus |
| 38th Congress: | May 20th to 23th, 1993 | D - Flensburg |
| 39th Congress: | May 11th to 15th, 1994 | PL - Gdansk |
| 40th Congress: | May 20th to 24th, 1995 | CH - St. Moritz |
| 41st Congress: | May 15th to 19th, 1996 | RO - Timisoara |
| 42nd Congress: | May 7th to 11th, 1997 | A - Pörtschach/Wörthersee |
| 43rd Congress: | May 20th to 24th, 1998 | CZ - Praha |
| 44th Congress: | May 12th to 16th, 1999 | DK - Haderslev |
| 45th Congress: | May 31st to June 04 th, 2000 | SK - Komarno |
| 46th Congress: | May 23th to 27th, 2001 | NL - Heerenveen |
| 47th Congress: | May 08th to 12th, 2002 | YU - Subotica |
| 48th Congress: | May 28th to June 01 st, 2003 | I - Bozen / Bolzano |
| 49th Congress: | May 19th to 23rd, 2004 | PL - Castle Kamien Slaski |
| 50th Congress: | May 04th to 7th, 2005 | RO - Bucharest |
| 51st Congress: | May 24th to 28th, 2006 | D - Bautzen / Budysin |
| 52nd Congress: | May 16th to 20th, 2007 | EE - Tallinn |
| 53rd Congress: | May 21st to 25th, 2008 | H - Pécs / Fünfkirchen |
| *only to pass a new statute | ||
| Presidents |
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Charles Plisnier  |
Walloon in Belgium | 1949 - 1954 |
| Dr. W. Kok |
West Frisian in the Netherlands | 1954 - 1957 |
| Hans Joseph Matuschka |
German in Poland | 1957 - 1959 |
| Hans Schmidt |
North Schleswig German | 1959 - 1963 |
| Svend Johannsen |
South Schleswig Dane | 1963 - 1967 |
| Séverin Caveri |
Aosta French | 1967 - 1969 |
| Dr. Friedl Volgger |
Tyrolean in Italy | 1969 - 1973 |
| Hans Ronald Jørgensen |
South Schleswig Dane | 1973 - 1977 |
| Dr. Karl Mitterdorfer | Tyrolean in Italy | 1977 - 1982 |
| Dr. Reginald Vospernik | Carinthian Slovene in Austria | 1982 - 1986 |
| Pierre Lemoine | Breton in France | 1986 - 1990 |
| Dr. Karl Mitterdorfer | Tyrolean in Italy | 1990 - 1994 |
| Prof. Dr. Christoph Pan | Tyrolean in Italy | 1994 - 1996 |
| Romedi Arquint | Rhaetian in Switzerland | 1996 - 2007 |
| Hans Heinrich Hansen | North Schleswig German | since 2007 |
| Secretary Generals |
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| Joseph Martray | Breton in France | 1949 - 1952 |
| Povl Skadegård |
Danish Civil Servant in Denmark | 1952 - 1974 |
| Olav Meinhardt | South Schleswig Dane | 1974 - 1982 |
| Hans Ronald Jørgensen |
South Schleswig Dane | 1982 - 1987 |
| Armin Nickelsen | North Schleswig German | 1987 - 1999 |
| Frank Nickelsen | North Schleswig German | since 1999 |
The General Secretary of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) is located in Flensburg.
Why particularly in Flensburg?
When the FUEN was founded in 1949, it was normal practice for the Secretary General to be located at the domicile of the person holding this office. This is why FUEN Secretaries General Povl Skadegård (in office: 1952 - 1974) and Olav Meinhardt (in office: 1974 - 1982) operated the Secretary General's office in Copenhagen. Only when Hans Ronald Jørgensen (in office: 1982 - 1987) took over, did the Secretary General's office move to Flensburg. This is where FUEN has been registered at court as a society and recognised by the inland revenue as a non-profit-making organisation, consequently entitling it to issue certificates for donations.
The General Secretariat is located on Schiffbrücke near the Flensburg harbour directly behind the Museum of Shipping, nestled in the office townscape of the Danish minority in the Federal Republic of Germany, who maintain several secretary's bases and offices here.
Since June 1999 the FUEN-Secretariat is managed by Secretary General Frank Nickelsen - a North Schleswig German.