The Assyrian Confederation of Europe (ACE) is a European umbrella organisation for Assyrian national federations and organisations in Europe. It was formed on 22 April 2016 in Brussels, Belgium.[1] The Brussels office was opened in April 2018.[2] ACE works to connect and represent half a million Europeans of Assyrian descent.
Assyrian communities have been present in Europe since the 1920s. After the genocide of 1915 in then Ottoman Turkey and in search for safer place to live, some Assyrians fled to Europe, in southern France (Marseille and Toulouse).[3] The exodus from their land of origin, known historically as Assyria, has not stopped since then. It has even accelerated in recent years due to the general turmoil in the Middle East with all the risks it implies (kidnappings, ethnic cleansing and targeted killings).[4]
The longstanding idea of setting up a pan-European umbrella for Assyrian organisations was materialised in 2016. The establishment of ACE was formally announced in the European parliament in Brussels on 22 April.
^ABOONA Hirmiz, Assyrians, Kurds and Ottomans. Intercommunal Relations on the periphery of the Ottoman Empire, Cambria Press, 2008.
^APRIM Frederick A., Assyrians: The Continuous Saga, Xlibris, 2005.
^"Start för Assyrian Policy Institute i Washington". Hujådå (in Swedish). 2018-05-28. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
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