Venice Commission :: Council of Europe

By letter dated 23 December 2024 Mr Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, requested an urgent opinion of the Venice Commission on the amendments to the Code of administrative offences and the Law on assemblies and demonstrations of Georgia.

The urgent opinion will be submitted for endorsement by the 142nd plenary session of the Venice Commission (Venice, 14-15 March 2025).

GEORGIA - Request for an opinion from the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe

23/12/2024

By letter dated 23 December 2024, Mr Marc Cools, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, requested an opinion of the Venice Commission on the amendments to the Organic Law "Election Code of Georgia", pertaining to local elections.

The opinion will be submitted for adoption at the 142nd plenary session of the Venice Commission (Venice, 14-15 March 2025).

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – Request for follow-up opinion

06/01/2025

By letter dated 21 November 2024, the Minister of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr Davor Bunoza, has requested the Venice Commission for a follow-up opinion on the draft law on the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The draft follow-up opinion will be submitted for adoption at the 142nd Plenary Session of the Commission (Venice, 14-15 March 2025).

PACE - Request for urgent report

06/01/2025

By letter dated 13 December 2024 Mr Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, requested an urgent report of the Venice Commission on the following question:
Under which conditions and under which legal standards can a constitutional court invalidate elections, drawing from the recent Romanian case?

The urgent report will be submitted for endorsement by the 142nd plenary session of the Venice Commission (Venice, 14-15 March 2024).

HUNGARY - Request for an opinion

12/09/2024

By letter dated 12 September 2024, the President of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Ms Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaše, requested an Opinion on certain provisions of Act XVII of 2024 on the Amendment of Laws related to Justice Matters of Hungary.

The draft opinion will be submitted for adoption at the 142nd Plenary Session of the Commission (Venice, 14-15 March 2025).

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