To mark the 50th anniversary of the First World Congress of Roma in London in 1971, and then to be formulated as the International Roma Union IRU, ten IRU Congresses, have been held continuously so far, on June 27, 2020 through a Video Conference the 11th Congress of the IRU is organized.

For the first time in its rich history, the IRU as the oldest and largest international Roma organization in this Congress will promote the way the new IRU leadership votes for the next four-year term, through a broader democratic process, and a larger mandate of the IRU's new leadership by promoting ET team.

This means that delegates, members and Roma organizations will be included in the voting for the future positions of the IRU with their vote for the assignment of the mandate through the new WEB platform of the ET team through electronic voting.

This is done thanks to the engagement of Anton Soft IT company for information technology, Web and design and its owner Elvis Hajdar.

This is further evidence that the new IRU leadership is moving forward with the spread of democracy and the equal participation of all relevant factors in creating plans and actions related to Roma issues.

For the first time, the IRU, in addition to opening wide doors for the admission of new IRU members and delegates, also develops its network even deeper on all continents, and also strengthens the IRU women's lobby in its activities by participating in all positions with 50 % of a Roma woman.

According to current information, the new leadership and members of the IRU will be a combination of experienced and long-time Roma activists, accompanied by young intellectual and programmatic fresh Roma blood, as well as equal participation of Roma women.

That's why the motto of this 11th IRU Congress is simple - WE ARE ALL IRU!

Hundreds of residents in a building in Berlin have been quarantined after at least 54 residents tested positive for coronavirus, the city of Berlin said on Tuesday.

"So far, 54 cases of the infection have been identified, but we are still testing. This is a new dimension in any case when it comes to the spread of the infection," said Falco Lique, a city lawmaker in charge of health issues, in an interview with RBB.

He said the assessment of the extent of the infection would be difficult because it was not possible to determine how many people lived in the building.

"I don't think the tenants we met tell the truth about how many people really live here," Like said.

He stressed that it is now a great challenge for people to be informed and to be assured of adherence to quarantine, and, if necessary, to assist the police.

The infection is currently affecting the weakest sections of society. A few days ago, in Getingen, in a building with a high percentage of Roma residents, there was a sudden outbreak of coronavirus infection.