Northern and
Southern Schleswig
Denmark & GermanyJune 28 - July 7, 2024.

News

Danish politician Stephanie Lose becomes patron of EUROPEADA


The upcoming European Football Championship of Autochthonous National Minorities will have another prominent face from the political arena: Stephanie Lose, chairwoman of the Southern Denmark Region and deputy chairwoman of the Venstre party, takes over the patronage for the event in summer 2024.

The 5th edition of EUROPEADA will take place from 28 June to 7 July 2024 in North and South Schleswig around the German-Danish border, with Flensburg/Flensborg, Germany, as the organising centre. 

With Stephanie Lose, the event will have patrons on both sides of the German-Danish border, as German Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economic Affairs Robert Habeck has also taken on the patronage.

"With EUROPEADA we can open a window to the world and show how minorities on both sides of the Danish-German border live in peaceful coexistence and experience that they have a lot in common. This message is particularly meaningful at a time when we are experiencing a troubled world where the focus is more on differences than on the things we have in common," says Stephanie Lose. 

The politician was born in Løgumkloster/Lügumkloster in Southern Jutland and now lives in Esbjerg. Most recently, she was acting Minister of Economic Affairs in Denmark.

"As the founder and coordinator of the tournament, FUEN is delighted to have Stephanie Lose and Robert Habeck, two well-known personalities, as supporters of EUROPEADA. Both live in the region and are therefore fantastic ambassadors for the event," says FUEN President Loránt Vincze.

For the first time, four minorities are behind the tournament as hosts: the Sinti and Roma as well as the Frisian minority in Schleswig-Holstein, the German minority in Denmark and the Danish minority in Germany form the quartet of hosts. 

The games will be played at more than ten locations in both Germany and Denmark. In addition to the festive opening ceremony and the finals, another highlight will be the traditional Culture Day in the middle of the tournament, where the participating minorities will present their culture, language and traditions to each other. There will also be a supporting programme with concerts, panel discussions and much more.

Background:

FUEN is the founder and coordinator of the tournament and organises EUROPEADA together with the local organisers. Previously, the European Minority Football Championship was held in Graubünden/Switzerland (2008), Lausitz/Germany (2012), South Tyrol/Italy (2016) and Carinthia/Koroška, Austria (2022). The tournament is a major sporting event that combines fair competition and the excitement of a sports festival with the matters of the autochthonous, national minorities.

Photocredit: Region Syddanmark

Danish politician Stephanie Lose becomes patron of EUROPEADA

Latest news

Event

European Football Championship of the autochthonous national minorities

European Football Championship of the autochthonous national minorities

Organisation

Federal Union of European Nationalities

Federal Union of European Nationalities

 

Mute Hate Speech

Mute Hate Speech

Partners

Federal Ministry of the Interior and Homeland de / UEFA

Federal Ministry of the Interior and Homeland de / UEFA

 

Sydslesvigudvalget

Sydslesvigudvalget

 

Sportland SH

Sportland SH

 

Stadt Flensburg

Stadt Flensburg

 

Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg

Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg

 

Tønder Kommune

Tønder Kommune

 

Region Syddanmark

Region Syddanmark

 

Haderslev Kommune

Haderslev Kommune

 

Aabenraa Kommune

Aabenraa Kommune

 

Sønderborg Kommune

Sønderborg Kommune

 

Kreis Nordfriesland

Kreis Nordfriesland

 

Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde

 

Miniszterelnökség, Nemzetpolitikai Államtitkárság Bethlen Gábor Alap

Miniszterelnökség, Nemzetpolitikai Államtitkárság Bethlen Gábor Alap

Local organisers

German Minority in Denmark

German Minority in Denmark

 

Sinti and Roma Organisation

Sinti and Roma Organisation

 

North Frisian Minority Association

North Frisian Minority Association

 

Danish minority in Germany

Danish minority in Germany

Local sponsors

Select

Select

 

Union Bank

Union Bank

 

Rohde Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH

Rohde Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH

 

Flensborg Avis

Flensborg Avis

 

Der Nordschleswiger

Der Nordschleswiger

 

Na Logo

Na Logo

 

Hotel des Nordens

Hotel des Nordens

 

Hudl

Hudl

 

hpo Steuerberater

hpo Steuerberater

 

Strandet

Strandet

 

Naturgeflüster

Naturgeflüster

 

Flensburger Brauerei

Flensburger Brauerei

 

Knipskasten Flensburg

Knipskasten Flensburg

 

Phono Flensburg

Phono Flensburg