Recent and Current Events
20/10/2024
On 20 October, two key electoral events will take place simultaneously in the Republic of Moldova: the presidential election and a constitutional referendum on the country’s integration into the European Union (EU). A delegation of the Venice Commission, including Ms Veronika Bílková, Vice-President of the Venice Commission and member in respect of Czechia, will be providing legal support to the observer delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Moldovan citizens will be called to vote on two significant matters. First, they will elect their next Presiden... read more
Rule of Law Conference and Judicial Independence in Europe
17/10/2024
The Secretary of the Venice Commission participated in a conference on the Rule of Law and Judicial Independence in Europe, organized by the faculty of law of the University of Barcelona on 16th October in Barcelona.
14/10/2024 - 15/10/2024
Warsaw - On 14 and 15 October, a delegation of the Venice Commission conducted a visit to Warsaw, Poland, to prepare an Opinion on the Laws on the Constitutional Tribunal and draft constitutional amendments concerning the Constitutional Tribunal. This Opinion was requested by the Minister of Justice of Poland on 4 September 2024.
The Venice Commission delegation met with the Minister of Justice, Members of Parliament (governing coalition and opposition parties), Constitutional Tribunal, Chancellery of the President, Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights, a former President of the Constit... read more
11/10/2024 - 12/10/2024
Venice, Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista - On 11-12 October 2024 the Venice Commission will hold its third plenary session of the year, with an agenda that includes, in particular, seven opinions concerning three countries (Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Poland).
14/10/2024
On 14 October 2024 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of San Marino and the Venice Commission organise in San Marino a conference titled “Aspects of Constitutionalism in European small-sized States”, under the auspices of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset. The conference brings together international and constitutional law experts and representatives of Council of Europe monitoring and expert bodies. The conference is composed of three sessions focusing on: Constitutional aspects of European small-sized States; The interaction between European small-sized States and th... read more
04/10/2024 - 05/10/2024
Rabat - The Venice Commission and the Secretariat General of the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco are organising an international conference entitled “International Conventions in the Internal Legal Order : place and reception”. The conference will take place in Rabat on 4-5 October 2024. It will gather senior civil servants from various Moroccan ministries and other state bodies, Venice Commission members and experts from France, Greece, Italy and Tunisia as well as representatives from the National Human Rights Council, the academia and non-governmental organisations of Morocco.
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03/10/2024 - 04/10/2024
Ankara - On 3 and 4 October 2024, a delegation of the Venice Commission carried out a mission to Türkiye in the context of the preparation of an Opinion on the composition of the Council of Judges and Prosecutors and the procedure for the election of its members.
The Venice Commission delegation met in Ankara with Members of the National Assembly; the Deputy Minister of Justice and other officials of the Ministry of Justice; the Acting President and other representatives of the Council of Judges and Prosecutors; the Secretary General of the Court of Cassation; the Vice-president ... read more
03/10/2024 - 03/10/2024
The Venice Commission was invited to participate in the Cyprus Forum 2024 in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 3 October 2024. Ms Hanna Suchocka, Honorary President of the Venice Commission, represented the Commission and participated in the panel on “Attorney General Powers”. The Cyprus Forum is the largest policy-making conference in Cyprus, co-organized by the NGO Oxygen for Democracy and the University of Cyprus, in collaboration with the Delphi Economic Forum in Greece. The forum brings together key figures from the public and private sectors, initiating dialogue on key areas of public policy.
02/10/2024
Strasbourg / online – Mr Ben Vermeulen, expert and former member of the Venice Commission in respect of the Netherlands, participated online in the meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly, which took place in Strasbourg on 2 October 2024, during the 4th Part of the Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly.
An exchange of views took place on recent developments in the country and on the follow-up of the Venice Commission’s Opinion on the constitutional amendments adopted by the Hungarian parliament in December 2020.