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MEDIA RELEASE
Communications
Ref. DC 070(2025)
The Week Ahead: Key Events and Meetings
31 March – 6 April 2025
“Opre Roma!” Month and the “Romáland” theatre performance
The Council of Europe inaugurates Opre Roma! month by supporting the three-night performance of “Romáland” (a production of the Onassis Foundation) presented with the Maillon with the opening evening on 2 April at 8.30 pm.
The play is unique in its kind. All actors (amateurs) are Roma from different backgrounds but with a common denominator, namely “the discrimination throughout their lives” and they express this during their performance.  Also, as part of the collaboration with the Maillon, the Alsatian artist and engraver Sébastien Kuntz will present his exhibition “Samudaripen, le génocide des tsiganes”. Theatregoers will have the chance to view his 24 works of art accompanied by the text by Claire Auzias (Council of Europe expert on Roma) from 1-11 April 2025 and meet the artist himself on the 2 and 3 April.
The performance on 2 April will be followed by a traditional musical interlude from Association Ballade, a local, secular, community-based organisation working to improve the sociocultural inclusion of vulnerable groups.
Congress participates in UN ECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
And also…
1 April, Strasbourg – The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing one judgment concerning Bulgaria.
1 April, Strasbourg (Human Rights Building) – The European Court of Human Rights will deliver its ruling in the case of Ships Waste Oil Collector B.V. v. the Netherlands (application no. 2799/16) at a public hearing at 3.15 pm.
3 April, Strasbourg – The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 71 judgements and/or decisions concerning Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Türkiye and Ukraine.
Minister of Education, Children and Youth of Luxembourg, Claude Meisch, will open the conference. Director General of Democracy and Human Dignity of the Council of Europe, Marja Ruotanen, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children, Najat Maalla M’jid and European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, Glenn Micallef (video message) will deliver opening remarks.
The opening session on 3 April (9:30-10:15) is open to media.
The delegation is due to issue a statement at the end of the visit.
A full delegation of 20 members will travel to Albania to observe the elections on 11 May.
All times are CET unless indicated otherwise.
Council of Europe, Media Assistance Unit
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