European Language Equality Network
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| Abbreviation | ELEN |
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| Established | 2011 |
| Legal status | non-governmental organization |
| Purpose | promotion of lesser-used languages in Europe |
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| Coordinates | 48°16′41″N 3°34′22″W / 48.27810°N 3.57290°W |
Region served | Europe |
| Website | elen |
The European Language Equality Network (ELEN) is an international non-governmental organization that is active at the European level[1] which works to protect and promote European lesser-used languages (lesser-used languages), i.e. regional languages, minority languages, endangered languages, co-official languages and national languages of small nations. As of 2025, it states that 174 member organisations representing 50 languages in 25 European states, constitutes its network. This includes many language NGOs as well as academic institutions.
ELEN was formed after the closure of EBLUL, European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages, a non-governmental organization with similar goals founded in 1982 and closed in 2010[2] The Secretary-General of ELEN has been Davyth Hicks since its foundation and its current president is Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones, elected in 2021.[3]