On Friday, October 9, through the ZOOM platform for Video Conference and participation of over 60 delegates from 45 countries, held its regular autumn Parliamentary session of the IRU.
The President of the IRU Zoran Dimov, the President of the IRU Parliament Rosita Gronfors and members of the Cabinet of the IRU had their introduction at the Parliamentary session.
At the same time, all present delegates had their own reports on the situation with the Roma in the countries and regions where they come from. The aspect of the reports was from all fields where the situation of the Roma community in the societies where they live was predominant, and is closely related to the Corona pandemic. At the same time, part of the implementation of the National Strategies related to the Roma in their home countries was presented. In that context, the IRU delegates adopted the IRU Action Plan for 2020-2024 prepared by the IRU and which will be submitted to all relevant international institutions (UN, EU, EC, CoE and others).
In parallel with those activities, the planned activity of the IRU will be implemented through its members and delegates wherever there are Roma (EU and other important regions and countries) with its new initiative entitled "Friendship hand from the IRU to all relevant factors".
There were other topics of discussions and talks, as well as tasks that will have to be realized in the next period, which in addition to the above mentioned one of the activities is the celebration of 50 years of the First Roma Congress and founder of the IRU (1971-2021). A solemn act with the participation of senior and relevant officials from international politics, the civil sector and Roma activism.
