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PLURILINGMEDIA intends to advance collaboration and bring coherence to the field of European media from the perspective of language plurality, encouraging involvement of scholars in related disciplines and facilitating knowledge transfer between academics and practitioners. This incorporates the digitalisation shifts affecting consumption and provision of media, providing opportunities and threats to journalists, as well as influencing policymakers, educators and other stakeholders. Academics working on these topics mostly work on singular linguistic spheres and there remains a deficiency of knowledge transfer across the dimensions of academic discipline, career-stage, geography and industry. 

Dr. Andreea Cârstocea, Senior Researcher and Head of the Equality and Inclusion Cluster, has dedicated her career to social justice. In this exclusive interview, she shares how her personal background shaped her academic path, reveals the striking realities of how Roma communities were marginalised during the COVID-19 pandemic, and discusses her editorial work with the Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE). Dive into a compelling conversation about identity, policy, and equality.

Organised as a joint initiative of the ECMI and the Coppieters Foundation, the program focused on minority communities that do not benefit from the backing of an external kin-state (Non-Kin-State Minorities/ NKSM).  These groups included territorially organised minorities, territorially concentrated but minoritised groups, small and endangered minorities, dispersed communities, and Indigenous peoples. The event commenced on Sunday, 23 August, at the ECMI headquarters. Following registration, icebreakers, and an introduction to the program by the Summer School Team, Martin Klatt (ECMI) delivered the opening talk on the Germany-Denmark border region. From Monday onward, all subsequent lectures and workshops were hosted at the Danish Central Library in its "Blå Sal" conference room.

Starting in January 2027, the ECMI will serve as a key partner in a pioneering EU Twinning project: the creation of the “National Minority Policy Index” (NMPI). This three-year initiative aims to provide a novel way of assessing minority policies across European countries. Starting in January 2027, the ECMI will serve as a key partner in a pioneering EU Twinning project: the creation of the “National Minority Policy Index” (NMPI). This three-year initiative aims to provide a novel way of assessing minority policies across European countries. The ECMI will act as the methodological expert for the survey’s design and execution. Additionally, the ECMI is responsible for coordinating the dissemination of the results to vital international stakeholders, such as the Council of Europe, the OSCE, and the European Parliament. We will also collaborate closely with minority organisations, including the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN).