The CCJE has been delighted to learn that Justice Nina Betetto of the Supreme Court of Slovenia, member of the CCJE Working Group and former CCJE President, has become a member of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) in respect of Slovenia. The CCJE co-operated closely with the Venice Commission and relied on its country specific findings providing standards and recommendations as regards independence and impartiality of judges, their appointment/election and discipline, the composition, mandate and independence of judicial councils and other issues. The Venice Commission also used the general standards developed by the CCJE in its Opinions resulting in a very useful complementary co-operation between the two institutions.

Justice Betetto is warmly congratulated on this important occasion. Her membership in the Venice Commission, along with her long-term contribution to the CCJE work and her in-depth knowledge of its standards, will allow for their greater visibility, dissemination and promotion.