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The Venice Commission has just issued its Urgent Opinion on the Law on the amendments to the Law on the President of
#Montenegro
.
Read the opinion here:
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#Mexico
:
@VeniceComm
opinion on the draft constitutional amendments concerning the electoral system:
The proposed amendments to the
#Constitution
do not provide sufficient guarantees of independence and impartiality of the INEC and of the judges of the Electoral Tribunal.
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#Spain
: Commission encourages Parliament to amend Citizens’ Security Law of 2015, and conduct an in-depth assessment of its practical operation and its impact on human rights, given the “repressive potential” of this law.
Read more here:
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Today we are proud to mark the 30 years since the establishment of our
#VeniceCommission
on 10 May 1990 by 18 member States of the
@coe
. We are now 62 with member States from Europe, Americas, Africa and Asia!
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North Macedonia: Venice Commission calls to re-examine new language law and to abandon the provisions on bilingualism in judicial proceedings -
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On 8 March 2023 the Chairman of the
#Georgia
Parliament requested the
@VeniceComm
to examine the draft laws on the "Transparency of Foreign Influence" and on the "Registration of Foreign Agents."
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Just issued:
#Poland
- Joınt Urgent Opınıon on amendments - pending before the Senat - to the Law of common courts, the Law on the Supreme Court, and some other laws.
Read the opinion here -
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Just published:
@VeniceComm
Opinion on the Legal Protection of Citizens in the
#Netherlands
.
Text of the opinion:
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64
135
Poland: Recent reforms constitute “grave threat” to the judiciary:
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Just published:
#Georgia
- Final Opinion on the draft law on de-oligarchisation –
Venice Commission says the revised draft law on de-oligarchisation should not be adopted.
Text of the opinion:
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Ms Simona Granata-Menghini is the new Director/Secretary of the Venice Commission, appointed by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
She was previously Deputy Secretary of the Commission for ten years.
Learn more about Ms Granata-Menghini -
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Today
@VeniceComm
released compilation of reports and opinions on
#emergency
situations, giving access to its analysis of the compatibility of
#emergency
powers with the principles of
#Democracy
, respect for
#HumanRights
and the
#RuleOfLaw
.
Learn more -
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This morning
@VeniceComm
has started its October plenary session in Venice (Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista).
The Commission will be adopting 13 opinions on Andorra, Bulgaria, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine as well as on
#Belarus
, Kazakhstan and Mexico.
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The Venice Commission is concerned by the risk of paralysis of the
#Ombudsman
institution of
#Poland
.
Statement by the
@VeniceComm
-
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Today, Ms Claire Bazy Malaurie, member of the Constitutional Council of France since 2010, was elected President of the Venice Commission, succeeding Gianni Buquicchio, who has been President since 2009.
CV of Ms Claire Bazy Malaurie -
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Tomorrow, 16 January 2020, the Venice Commission
@VeniceComm
will be making public its urgent opinion on the draft amendments to the laws on the judiciary, pending before the Polish Senate.
@EU_Commission
@EU_Justice
@EURLex
@CoEinBrussels
@CoE_HRightsRLaw
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Just published: critical opinion on Turkey constitutional amendments put for referendum in April 2017:
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The Venice Commission warmly congratulates its substitute member Ms Katerina Šimáčková in respect of the Czech Republic on her election as a judge to the European Court of Human Rights
@ECHR_CEDH
.
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Today
@VeniceComm
issued the Urgent opinion on the revised draft amendments to the Law on the State
#Prosecution
Service of
#Montenegro
.
Text of the opinion:
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69
#Poland
: The Council of Europe’s Venice Commission recommends repealing the “fundamentally flawed” Law “on the State Commission to Investigate Russian Influence on Internal Security in the Republic of Poland between 2007 and 2022”:
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Today
@VeniceComm
launches its Observatory on emergency situations – most recent information by country and topic on emergency powers, relevant mechanisms of parliamentary and judicial oversight and electoral experiences.
Learn more -
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Recent UN GA Resolution A/RES/75/186 on the
#Ombudsman
& mediator institutions strongly endorses
@VeniceComm
Principles on the Protection and Promotion of the Ombudsman Institution – “the Venice Principles”, establishes them as the new global standard for ombudsmen institutions.
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Just published:
#Georgia
– Interim opinion on the draft law on de-oligarchisation:
Supporting the goal of limiting excessive influence of oligarchs,
@VeniceComm
calls for systemic reforms.
@GeoMissionCoE1
@EUDELCoE
@CoeEapPCF
@CoE_RuleofLaw
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28
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Five
@VeniceComm
members have published a new report on the respect for
#democracy
,
#HumanRights
and the
#RuleOfLaw
during
#statesofemergency
.
Read it here:
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On 10 May 2020 the
#VeniceCommission
of the Council of Europe
@coe
celebrates 30 years of timely, non-partisan, professional, constitutional advice for
#democracy
,
#HumanRights
and the
#RuleOfLaw
.
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Opinion on the Polish Constitutional tribunal has just been adopted by the 106th plenary in Venice:
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@VeniceComm
just published :
#Turkey
- Opinion on the replacement of elected candidates and mayors, calls on government to repeal decisions that have undermined democratic self-government in South-East Turkey
Read the opinion here -
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Today
#Canada
’s request to become a full member of the Commission was approved by the Committee of Ministers. The
@VeniceComm
will soon count 62 member States!
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Committee of Ministers of
@coe
endorsed Rule of Law Checklist done by
@VeniceComm
, encoraged States to use it widely
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Just published:
#Serbia
- Opinion on draft constitutional amendments on
#judiciary
.
@VeniceComm
welcomes constitutional amendments, recommends improvements, calls for the continued involvement of opposition.
Text of the opinion:
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Opinion on
#Belarus
issued:
- spontaneous peaceful demonstrations and counterdemonstrations de facto banned and
- non-violent demonstrations criminalised.
Text of the opinion:
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Just issued:
#Turkey
- Opinion on compatibility with international HR rights standards of Law no. 7262 on Prevention of Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction amending, i. a., the Law on Associations (No. 2860).
Text of the Opinion:
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NEW - Joint with
@osce_odihr
Guidelines on Political Parties regulation:
these are guidelines for political parties and national authorities, judges and lawyers, HR defenders + list of relevant international and regional instruments,
@ECtHR
and
@UNHumanRights
Committee case law.
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Just published:
#Turkey
- opinion on emergency decree laws and their relation to media freedom
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#Poland
: Legislation arbitrarily terminating term of office of judges - flagrant violation of the European constitutional heritage
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More than 500 political, civil leaders, Nobel Laureates and pro-democracy institutions, including the President of the
@VeniceComm
Gianni Buquicchio, have signed an open letter to defend democracy, initiated by
@Int_IDEA
.
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President Bazy Malaurie expressed deep shock, dismay generated by the RF aggression against
#Ukraine
. Using violence goes against all that the Commission stands for.
@VeniceComm
supported Ukraine in the promotion of European principles and values and it will continue to do so.
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#Coronavirus
#pandemic
and
#emergency
powers -
#VeniceCommission
: even in genuine emergency situations, the rule of law must prevail.
Learn more -
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Bosnia and Herzegovina : The
@VeniceComm
is seriously concerned about a call for resignation issued by the Assembly of Republika Srpska to the Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia.
Text of the statement by the Commission :
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Strategic and coordinated misuse of
#digital_technology
has led to manipulation of facts, eroding trust in democratic institutions and the
#RuleOfLaw
. Help deter digital danger in
#elections
by observing 8 human rights centred principles formulated by
@VeniceComm
in its report :
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Just published:
#Hungary
- Opinion on the compatibility with international human rights standards of Act LXXIX amending certain Acts for the protection of children, requested by the
@PACE_Equality
Commission.
Text of the opinion:
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Today
@VeniceComm
issued the urgent opinion on the draft law on the referendum and the people's initiative of
#Serbia
, requested by the Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government on 2 August 2021.
Text of the opinion -
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Today
@coe
Committee of Ministers has endorsed a special Venice Commission's checklist of parameters to counter a “worrying trend” of election winners abusing power.
Parameters on the Relationship between the Parliamentary Majority and the Opposition :
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The SG of the OAS Luis Almagro
@Almagro_OEA2015
on our preliminary opinion on constitutional crisis in Venezuela:
Cada vez + la comunidad internacional aboga x el retorno de la democracia en
#Venezuela
. Mi mensaje sobre opinión consultiva de
@VeniceComm
416
8K
5K
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Just published:
#Ukraine
- Opinion on the Law on national
#Minorities
(communities), adopted by the
@VeniceComm
at its 135th Plenary Session (Venice, 9-10 June 2023).
Text of the opinion:
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October 2020 Plenary decisions – just published:
#Turkey
- Opinion on the July 2020 amendments to the attorneyship law of 1969
Learn more here -
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9-10 June
@VeniceComm
is in plenary to discuss i.a.
“de-oligarchisation” in
#Georgia
,
#Moldova
&
#Ukraine
, artt. 49.3 and and 65 of the Constitution of
#France
; draft law on "foreign agents" of the Republika Srpska of
#bosniaandherzegovina
and Federal Election Act of
#Germany
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Just issued:
#Ukraine
- Urgent Opinion on Competitive Procedure of Selection of Candidate Judges of the Constitutional Court:
Text of the Urgent Opinion:
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The President of the Venice Commission, Mr Gianni Buquicchio and the Secretary of the Commission (a.i.), Ms Simona Granata-Menghini, met a delegation of Georgian PACE members led by Mr Irakli Kobakhidze, President of the majority Georgian Dream party.
2
9
30
Just published: the opinion on
#Hungary
: “Stop Soros” package provision on illegal migration should be repealed:
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Today, the
@VeniceComm
has issued its new urgent opinion on the recently revised draft constitutional amendments in
#Serbia
, prepared upon the request of the Speaker of the National Assembly.
Text of the opinion:
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Forthcoming March 2019 plenary - The Commission is expected to adopt 4 reports: Principles of protection and promotion of ombudsmen (“the Venice Principles”); Guidelines on freedom of assembly; Funding of NGOs and Term limits of MPs, governors and mayors.
Stay tuned!
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By letter dated 5 February 2021
@PACE
Monitoring Committee Chair requested the opinion of
@VeniceComm
on the constitutional and legal framework governing the functioning of democratic institutions in
#Serbia
.
The draft opinion will be on the agenda of the October 2021 plenary.
0
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Just published:
#France
- Interim opinion on the Article 49.3 of the Constitution.
Text of the opinion:
5
15
28
The 124th Plenary session of the Venice Commission has just started. It's the first time it is held online. And not the last one - the decision by the Enlarged Bureau has just been announced: December 2020 session will not be held in Venice either. Stay put for other decisions.
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The Venice Commission has just issued an Joint Urgent Opinion on the legislative situation regarding anti-corruption mechanisms following decision No. 13-r/2020 of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.
Read the Opinion here:
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12
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Belarus - statment by the President of the Venice Commission
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Just published: The Venice Principles – how to protect and promote the ombudsman institution -
0
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The Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales and
@VeniceComm
organise a seminar to highlight the interaction between
#Spain
and
@VeniceComm
since the Commission’s origins, in Europe and in Latin America.
Programmes in English and Spanish here:
3
15
24
Just published:
#Ukraine
️ - Follow-up Opinion to the opinion on improving the procedure for the selection of candidates for the position of judge of the Constitutional Court on a competitive basis (draft law no. 9322 of 25 May 2023).
Text of the opinion:
2
14
24
Just adopted: Opinion on
#Peru
- Linking questions of confidence to constitutional amendments may create a risk of altering the balance of powers.
Text of the opinion - available soon!
10
18
22
Just published:
#Georgia
- Follow-up Opinion to 4 previous opinions concerning the Organic Law on Common
#Courts
:
@GeoMissionCoE1
@coe
@CoE_RuleofLaw
@CoeEapPCF
@eu_eeas
@CEPEJ_CoE
@PACE_LegalHR
2
12
24
By letter dated 25 February 2021 the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands Ms Khadija ARIB requested an opinion of the Venice Commission on the
#ruleOfLaw
in the
#Netherlands
.
1
7
22
Republic of
#Moldova
- Opinion on amendments to the Audiovisual Media Services Code and to some Normative Acts:
@Venicecomm
considers that banning the display of symbols used by Russia’s army in Ukraine is legitimate and proportional.
4
10
22
At the annual meeting of the Chairs of the Council of Europe Monitoring and Advisory Bodies, President of the Commission Gianni Buquicchio stressed that “the
@coe
Council of Europe should brainstorm in order to identify today the topics which will become issues tomorrow. “
1
7
23
La Commission de Venise adopte un avis sur les exigences en matière d’État de droit relatives aux amnisties, eu égard en particulier à la proposition de loi espagnole sur l’
#amnistie
2
14
24
Today the President of the
@VeniceComm
Claire Bazy Malaurie presented the 2021 Annual Report of Activities of the Commission to the Committee of Ministers of the
@coe
and exchanged views with the ambassadors.
Text of the Report:
7
12
23
#Albania
- Opinion on the appointment of judges to the Constitutional Court
Read the opinion here -
1
11
22
#Serbia
-
@VeniceComm
Opinion on three draft laws implementing the constitutional amendments on
#Judiciary
is published.
Text of the opinion:
4
13
23
Just published: Republic of
#Moldova
- Joint Follow-up opinion of the
@VeniceComm
and
@CoE_RuleofLaw
concerning the draft law on the external assessment of judges and prosecutors.
Text of the opinion:
0
7
22
Just published:
#Albania
- Opinion on draft amendments to the Law n°97/2013
#Audiovisual
Media Service.
Read the opinion here -
3
11
20
Just issued - Urgent opinion on the draft law on amendments to some laws of
#Ukraine
on the procedure for electing/appointing members of the High Council of Justice and on the activities of its disciplinary inspectors.
Text of the opinion:
1
4
21
The
@VeniceComm
has issued its Urgent Opinion on
#Georgia
’s draft
#surveillance
law adopted by the Parliament on 7 June 2022 and vetoed by the President.
The draft law was adopted hastily and needs revision.
Text of the Urgent Opinion:
2
23
22
#Ukraine
– urgent opinion jointly prepared with
@CoE_HRightsRLaw
on the liability for inaccurate asset declarations by public officials issued.
Text of the opinion:
1
9
20
Just published:
#Belarus
- Final Opinion on the Constitutional Reform:
@VeniceComm
concluded that the constitutional amendments were adopted in disregard of democratic principles and fail to correct the strong imbalance of power.
1
15
19
How to best organise counting of votes in a fair manner? How to hold
#elections
during a
#pandemic
? These issues will be addressed by a special public online event organised by
@VeniceComm
on 12 and 13 November.
Register before Monday 10 November 2020:
1
11
21
Just published: Republic of
#Moldova
- Joint amicus curiae Brief of
@VeniceComm
and
@osce_odihr
relating to the offence of illicit enrichment.
2
5
20
By letter of 26 October 2021, the Speaker of the National Assembly of
#Serbia
requested an Urgent opinion on the revised version of the draft constitutional amendments on which
@VeniceComm
adopted an opinion at its October 2021 Plenary Session ().
0
10
20
Upgraded CODICES database - a comprehensive resource for constitutional case law
0
9
20
Just published jointly with
@osce_odihr
:
#Georgia
- Opinion on draft amendments to the Election Code and the Law on Political Associations of
#citizens
.
Learn more:
0
13
19
On 2 August 2021 the Minister of Public Administration and Local-Self Government of Serbia requested an urgent Opinion of the Venice Commission on the “Draft Law on the Referendum and the People’s Initiative” of the Republic of Serbia.
0
7
20
One of our Dutch members Martin Kuijer was appointed judge at the Supreme Court of the
#Netherlands
!
Our President of
@VeniceComm
Gianni Buquicchio
@giannibuquicch1
participated in a seminar by the Ministry in honour of Mr Kuijer.
8
4
19
Rule of Law Checklist of the Commission endorsed by the PACE and recognised as an "outstanding achievement":
0
19
18
Just published:
#Hungary
- Opinion on the constitutional amendments adopted by the Hungarian parliament in December 2020.
Text of the opinion:
1
7
19
October 2020 Plenary decisions – just published:
#EU
- Interim Report on the measures taken in the EU member States as a result of the
#COVID19
crisis and their impact on
#democracy
, the
#RuleOfLaw
and
#fundamentalrights
.
Read the Report here:
0
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MONTENEGRO – The Constitutional Court should become operational with no further delay - Statement by the President of the Venice Commission, Ms Claire Bazy Malaurie
4
8
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Just published:
#Moldova
– Interim Opinion on draft law on de-oligarchisation:
@VeniceComm
welcomes constructive attitude of the Moldovan authorities, calls for systemic instead of personalised approach.
@coe
@EUDELCoE
@CoE_RuleofLaw
@EUinMoldova
0
8
19
The Venice Commission is holding its fourth and final plenary session of 2021 in a hybrid format (Venice/online). On the agenda are the draft opinions on Albania, Cyprus, Hungary, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.
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