29/04/2024 - 30/04/2024
Podgorica – A delegation of the Venice Commission conducted a visit to Podgorica, Montenegro, in the context of the preparation of its urgent opinion on the draft law on the prevention of corruption. This opinion follows a request by the Minister of Justice of Montenegro on 1 April 2024.
The Venice Commission delegation met with the Minister of Justice, Members of Parliament (ruling majority and opposition parties), the President of the Administrative Court and deputy directors of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption, as well as representatives of civil society and the EU.
The opinion will be issued through the urgent procedure pursuant to Article 14a of the Venice Commission’s Rules of Procedure and published in the coming weeks. It will then be endorsed at the 139th plenary session of the Venice Commission (21-22 June 2024).