At this 10th Congress of the IRU will show our unity and also will serve as a good opportunity to review and to bring a proposal Resolution which will raise the reputation and the respect of amongst the Romani and the non Roma people, and we will deepen the democracy and the legitimacy of the IRU. The Congress will have discussions regarding the plans of the implementation for the Electronic Internet Voting System which should be implemented at the IRU Congress which is planned to be held in 2020.
The new President is the Delegate from Macedonia Mr. Zoran Dimov, his deputies are the Delegates Ms. Jasmina Ahmetaj from Slovenia, Agush Demirovski from Switzerland, Ajten Berlafa from Finland and Gerard Linder from Poland. The new General Secretary of the IRU is Mr. Ramush Muarem and the new Treasurer of the IRU is Mr. Veli Husein from Croatia. The new President of the IRU Parliament is Mr. Stevo Balog from Austria , while as the Vice Presidents of the IRU Parliament are Ms. Angelica Mashtakova from Italy and Stefan Kuzhicov from Sweden.- Details
On Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29, Skopje will host over 70 IRU delegates from 50 countries and other distinguished guests.
It will be discussed mostly about the situation of Roma around the world, and debates and several scientific symposiums will be held in this domain, such as Public Hiring - Theme: "Rule of Law and Status of the Roma Community" - Third Scientific Symposium on the Holocaust - Topic: "The Roma Holocaust - The Horror and Truth about the Roma Ghettos" - First Scientific Symposium - Theme: "Genesis, Language, History and Religion" as well as Roma Business Forum.
In that assembly, the President of IRU himself, Zoran Dimov speaks of the specific moment:
"Me as the President of IRU my dream and ideal is so simple!
I wish that I, together with my people, live in a society where the interests of the individual, freedom, justice and dignity are much more important than the territory or any national and state interests.
These are the basic principles of every person (including the Romans). I would like to see this minimum in those places where we live and live, regardless of the country in question.
I am always thinking about how to figure out the names of all those innocent Roma victims everywhere in the world who, in order to be able to once again break that silence for the past accidents that the Roma faced in the past.
I am convinced that one day our sons and sons of all those who are prejudiced against the Roma people will sit together at the same brotherly table and rejoice in the same things, mentions the first person of IRU Dimov.
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Within the Parliamentary session of IRU on June 28 and 29, to be held in Skopje, one of the activities is the origin of the Roma, their genesis, language, history and religion.
It is titled as First Scientific Symposium where its latest findings, discussions, suggestions and activities in their speeches directly address the audience. Presentations among others will include: Verandra Rishi -Indija, Dr. Trajko Petrovski RSM, Dipl.etnologist Daniel Petrovski, Andris Teratas - Latvia, David Berat, Imer Kajtazi - Belgium, Robert Alagjozovski - Nat. coordinate. for once. of culture and intercourse. sorab.
At the same time, from an innovative point of view through their own video presentations, they will have prominent experts from that segment, among other things, names such as: prof. Jan Hancock - USA, Dr. Rajko Djuric - R. Serbia, Gratan Pucson - V. Britain and Nadezhda Demeter - Russian Federation
This section will be held on June 28 - Friday in the Hotel Continental in Skopje.
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It says: In your capacity as President of the Council of Ministers you are bringing great shame on Italy!
The eviction of 500 Roma, men, women and children in the municipality of Giugliano in Campania, on 10 May (this time 100 children) is but the latest inhuman action taken by the state and the municipalities against Roma and Sinti, known to be the most vulnerable and under-represented people in Europe.
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A major police action involving around 1,200 police officers, which was conducted in the morning on 7 May 2019, at 19 locations across Belgium, was targeted at the Roma community (Travellers).
The accusation for which this action was carried out is due to trade in illegally obtained vehicles.
IRU highly respects the work of the police and dealing with criminals in Belgian society, because it is necessary for everyone to be equal before the Belgian legal system.
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From 25 to 27 March in Heliski, Finland, a Conference on the Roma woman is held with several topics for discussion.
Representatives from federal ministries and international organizations also take part in that conference. The International Roma Union - IRU is also participating in this important conference.