After her studies at the Eötvös Loránt University in Budapest, she led the secretariat of the youth organisation of the Hungarian Germans (GJU). She was the managing director of the Youth of European Nationalities (YEN), later the coordinator of the Language Diversity project and the Working Group of German Minorities (AGDM) in FUEN for the extracurricular education of the German language and culture, as well as the networking of youth work in the European context, the dissemination of democratic processes and minority rights in Europe.

She has been Secretary General of FUEN since 2020 and heads the organisation's administration.

She is a board member of the Minority Competence Network (MKN) Schleswig-Holstein

Evgen Ban was born in Trieste, into a Slovenian family, on 1 September 1 1974. He is the Operational Secretary of the Union of Slovenian Sports Associations in Italy (ZSŠDI), a radio and television presenter, and a professional event host. He graduated with honours from the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy at the University of Trieste. After graduating, he moved to Milan, where he worked as a television host. He has devoted his entire professional life to the media and sport. At ZSŠDI, he is responsible for event organisation, marketing, and public relations. He was the main moderator of events at the Slovenian Pavilion at the World Expo Milano 2015. He leads a television programme on RTV Slovenia, radio programmes on the Slovenian radio station in Italy, RAI Radio Trieste A, and events for public institutions and private companies. He holds dual Italian and Slovenian citizenship.

After studying social and economic sciences at the University of Innsbruck, Georg Lun worked at the Institute for Alpine Environment at Eurac Research in Bolzano. Since 2005, Georg Lun has been an employee of the Research Department of WIFO - Economic Research Institute of the Bolzano Chamber of Commerce. He has been its director since 2012. WIFO conducts analyses, studies, and research on the South Tyrolean economy and makes the results available to business interest groups, provincial decision-making bodies, and the general public.

Gösta Toft has been Vice President of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) since 2016. He holds a diploma in National Economics from Christian Albrechts University Kiel (Germany) and researches cross-border and minority issues. From 1987 to 2016 he was secretary of the Schleswig Party for the German minority in Denmark.

political philosopher and regional economist, is the secretary general of the Central European Service for Cross-Border Initiatives (CESCI) and a research fellow of the Research Group on Cross-Border Cooperation established jointly by CESCI and the University of Public Service of Budapest. His main fields of research are multi-level cross-border governance, regional development and spatial planning. In his position he coordinates the activities of CESCI on cross-border programming and planning, institutional and project development, and manages the research projects and the dissemination activities of the association. He represents CESCI in the European Cross-Border Platform’s Steering Committee and the diverse working groups and platforms involved in the design of European policies related to cross-border cooperation.

Ivan Budinčević, member of the Sports Commission of the Croatian National Council in Serbia, also a member of the staff of the Croatian national minority football team in Serbia, since its foundation in 2006, two years before the first Europeada 2008 was held in Graubünden, Switzerland. We have participated in all Europeada tournaments, except for 2024, in Denmark and Germany.          

Due to the long period of 4 years between two Europeadas, we will initiate the idea of ​​holding a regional tournament during the FIFA World Cup (e.g. AGSM tournament, 8 teams, 3 days).

Also, in the same period maybe an AGDM tournament, of course, with the possibility to participation of other members of all other working groups.

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Dr. Jens Baumann, born in Dresden in 1965, is the Commissioner for Expellees and Late Resettlers in the Free State of Saxony (Germany) since 2018. A trained geographer and administrative specialist, he has worked at the Saxon Ministry of the Interior since 1992. He earned his doctorate in 2005 from TU Dresden with a thesis on territorial reform and regional development. Alongside his administrative work, he has held lectureships at universities and academies in Saxony and Poland, focusing on minority policy, administrative geography and remembrance culture. His research interests include expellee policy, minority protection and resistance in dictatorships. Dr. Baumann is also active in local politics and several academic and cultural associations.

Juhász Bálint was born on 7 November 1982 in Subotica. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Novi Sad’s Faculty of Economics in Subotica, specializing in Agribusiness with a focus on Investment Analysis of Agricultural Investments. He also completed his undergraduate studies at the same faculty in Business Investment Systems, concentrating on Structural Analysis and Designs. Currently, he is pursuing postgraduate studies at the University of Agriculture and Life Sciences in Hungary.

He is a member of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (VMSZ) since 2006, he served as its Vice-President from 2007 to 2011 and has been continuously re-elected as a member of the presidency since 2007. Since 2019, he has been elected President of the VMSZ Executive Committee three times. From 2016, he managed the Prosperitati Foundation, implementing the Vojvodina Economic Development Programme based on a strategy for Hungarian communities in the region. He served as President of the Mali Iđoš Municipal Assembly (2022–2024) and has been President of the Vojvodina Provincial Assembly since 2024.

His earlier political experience includes serving as a councillor in Mali Iđoš (2004), advisor to the Municipal Assembly President (2008–2012), and acting director of the local Public Enterprise for Construction Land and Roads (2007–2008). He was also a board member of the Vojvodina Investment Promotion Fund (VIP, 2010–2012) and Deputy Provincial Secretary for Economy, Employment, and Gender Equality (2012–2016), overseeing EU-funded development programs and employment initiatives.

As part of his professional development, he studied at the University of Szeged’s Centre for European Studies and interned at the office of MEP Kinga Gál in 2008, deepening his expertise in EU institutions and project management. He has participated in and led trainings with organizations like the National Democratic Institute (NDI), UNDP, and the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence.

Juhász Bálint is married and has three children.

50 years old, journalist for the Alsatian daily newspapers Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace and l'Alsace, as well as for the bilingual German-French weekly Rheinblick. Specialist in cross-border issues in Alsace.

Dr. Ljubica Djordjević is a Senior Researcher and head of the cluster Justice and Governance at the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI). Being a constitutional lawyer, her main research interests focus on European and national legal frameworks, implementation of minority rights, indicators and ethnic data, institutional frameworks, as well as minority language rights.

Ljubica holds a PhD and a LL.M. Eur. Integration both from the Faculty of Law, TU Dresden (Germany), and a LL.B. from the Faculty of Law, University in Niš (Serbia). Before joining the ECMI she was an associate professor in public law at the Faculty of European Legal and Political Studies (FEPPS) in Novi Sad (Serbia). At the FEPPS she held the posts of the vice-dean (2011-2017) and the chairman of the public law department (2014-2017). Ljubica is a member of the Serbian Association for Constitutional Law, and a member of the National Minority Council of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Serbia. She was active in the Ethnicity Research Center based in Belgrade.

Marie Heguy-Urain is the ‘Euroregional Citizenship’ project manager within the EGTC Euroregion New Aquitaine Euskadi Navarra, coordinating projects focusing on culture, multilingualism, education and sport. With a broad background and expertise in project management and communication, Marie manages initiatives involving players from different territories, with a sensitive approach to linguistic and cultural diversity.

Maurizio Tremul, born in Koper-Capodistria (Slovenia) on August 9, 1962, currently holds the position of President of the Italian Union (UI), a non-profit association whose main aim is the preservation of the historical, artistic, cultural, and linguistic identity of the native Italian minority in the Republics of Slovenia and Croatia. Since 2019, he serves as the Head of the "Europe" Office of the UI in Koper-Capodistria, a lead partner in numerous European projects. His expertise also extends to consulting for cultural events and activities planning. Since the early 1980s, he has actively contributed to the social, political, and intellectual life of the Italian National Community, coordinating numerous projects and initiatives, with a particular focus on the youth. Tremul boasts a career rich in commitment and recognitions. For example, in 2002, the President of the Italian Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, honored him with the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity.

Prof. Dr. Balint Pasztor, President of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (VMSZ), Doctor of Legal Sciences, Extraordinary University Professor, Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, and head of the VMSZ parliamentary group, was born on January 3, 1979, in Subotica.

He completed his elementary and secondary education in his hometown. In February 2002, he earned his university degree at the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade. In October 2011, he obtained a Master’s degree in constitutional law at the same faculty. On September 29, 2018, he defended his doctoral dissertation entitled “The Limits of the Legislative Function of Parliament in the Modern State” at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, thus earning the title Doctor of Legal Sciences.

From April 2002, he worked as a legal advisor at Pannon Invest Consortium Ltd. in Subotica and served as its director from January 2004 to February 2007.

He was a member of the Hungarian National Council of Serbia (MNT) from October 19, 2002, to June 30, 2010. Between December 6, 2002, and December 11, 2009, he served as President of the MNT’s Executive Board.

He has been a member of the VMSZ since September 13, 2000. During the 2000 elections, he represented the VMSZ in the central campaign staff of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) in Belgrade. From May 2007, he has been a member of the party’s Presidency, Vice President from May 2019, acting president from October 31, 2023, to March 2, 2024, and since then, President of the VMSZ.

Since February 14, 2007, he has served as a member of the National Assembly, head of the Ethnic Minority Parliamentary Group, and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Legislative Committee.

Re-elected for a second term on June 11, 2008, he continued as head of the Ethnic Minority Parliamentary Group and member of the Foreign Affairs and Finance Committees.

From May 31, 2012, during his third term, he led the newly re-established independent VMSZ Parliamentary Group and was a member of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues.

From April 16, 2014, during his fourth term, he served as head of the VMSZ Parliamentary Group, member of the Committees on Constitutional and Legislative Issues, Justice, Public Administration and Local Self-Government, and president of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with Spain.

From June 3, 2016, in his fifth term, he continued in these roles, representing the VMSZ – Democratic Action Party Parliamentary Group,  later the VMSZ Parliamentary Group.

From August 3, 2020, in his sixth term, he remained head of the VMSZ Parliamentary Group, member of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues, and president of the Friendship Group with Spain.

From August 1, 2022, in his seventh term, he was a member of the Committee on Justice, Public Administration and Local Self-Government, and continued leading the VMSZ Parliamentary Group and the Friendship Group with Spain.

From February 6, 2024, he began his eighth term in parliament, maintaining the same committee roles.

From August 21, 2020, to July 10, 2024, he served as President of the Subotica City Assembly and Chair of the Board of the Subotica Synagogue Foundation.

From September 2014 to October 2018, he was an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law for Commerce and Judiciary of the University of Business Academy in Novi Sad, teaching Constitutional Law and Introduction to Law.

From November 2018 to October 2023, he held the position of Associate Professor in public law and legal theory at the same faculty, teaching Constitutional Law, Introduction to Law, and Parliamentary Law.

Since October 2023, he has been appointed Extraordinary University Professor in the same fields and at the same institution.

Since March 2019, he has been an external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

From April 2021 to June 2024, he was a member of the Council of the University of Novi Sad.

He is married and has one son and one daughter.

Richard Máša assumed his role in Serbia in midAugust 2024, transferring from Brussels, where he headed the Western Balkans Investment Framework Sector in the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations since September 2021.
Having extensive experience in the region, Mr. Máša previously served as Head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2018 to 2021. Before this assignment, he held the position of Head of Infrastructure and Agriculture Section at the EU Delegation in Serbia from 2014 to 2018, following a tenure as Head of Operations at the EU Delegation in Croatia from June 2009 to August 2014.
Mr. Máša commenced his career at the European Commission in 2003 as the Desk Officer for Bulgaria and later for Turkey in the Directorate-General for Regional and Cohesion Policy in Brussels, Belgium. In these roles, he focused on coordinating, programming, and negotiating pre- and post-Accession assistance in the areas of environment and climate change.

Since 2018, Tatjana Dragičević has been head of the ‘Govor tolerancije’ (Speech of Tolerance) project, a media campaign involving athletes and sports officials with the aim of combating violence, hate speech and nationalism and promoting positive social and humanistic values.  Tatjana Dragičević works to improve the accessibility and quality of sports and leisure facilities and sports infrastructure, and to connect and maintain sports clubs in economically and demographically weaker regions of Croatia.

Born in 1992 in Constantine, Algeria, he holds degrees in Law, Pedagogy, and Communication, along with a Master’s in Economics. His career includes roles as Vice President of the Serbian National Assembly, President of the Party of Justice and Reconciliation, and coordinator of key regional projects. Fluent in Bosnian, English, and Arabic, Minister Zukorlić is dedicated to fostering development and stability in the region.

Željana Zovko is a Croatian politician with extensive experience in foreign affairs and diplomacy. Since 2016, she has been a Member of the European Parliament for HDZ/EPP Group. In the European Parliament, Željana Zovko is Vice-Chair of the EPP Group, responsible for coordinating foreign policy with the EPP network outside the EU (Council of Europe, OSCE, and NATO), relations with the U.S. Congress, and EPP diplomacy. She is a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Security and Defence, the Committee on Fisheries, and the Committee on International Trade. She is also part of the delegation for relations with the United States, as well as with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. Željana Zovko is co-chair of the European People's Party Working Group on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue. Additionally, she is a Vice-Chair of the Intergroup on Resilience, Disaster Management and Civil Protection, member of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on European Cultural Heritage, the Camino de Santiago, and other European cultural routes.

Zita Nagy, née Molnár, Executive Director of the Prosperitati Foundation, was born on July 10, 1980, in Vrbas. She completed her primary education in Feketić, then attended high school at the “Bosa Milićević” High School of Economics in Subotica, specializing in economic technician studies. She graduated in 2004 from the College of Business Studies in Novi Sad with a degree in economics. Parallel to her college studies, she worked as a secretary at a private company in Novi Sad. Between 2004 and 2014, she was the project manager at Small Steps LLC, a company with Austrian ownership focused on developing the industrial park in Mali Iđoš. From 2014 to 2016, she was a member of the municipal council of Mali Iđoš in charge of projects.Since 2016, she has been head of the strategic department at the Prosperitati Foundation and has later also become the coordinator responsible for territorial offices. Since April 30, 2024, she has been serving as the Executive Director of the Foundation.

Since 2022, she has been an elder of the Reformed Church in Subotica. From 2020 to 2024, she served as a Councilor in the Subotica City Assembly, as well as a member of the City Appeals Committee. From 2024, she has continued in her role as Councilor in the Subotica City Assembly in her second term and has also become a member of the City Planning Committee. Since 2025, she has been a committee member of the Hungarian Repository of Values in Vojvodina. She is married, has two sons, and lives in Subotica with her family.