The Venice Commission this week published opinions it had adopted during its summer plenary session (Friday 2 July and Saturday 3 July), which was held in a hybrid format due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns.
- an opinion on the draft Law on preventing conflict of interests in the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
- an opinion on the compatibility with international human rights standards of bills introduced late last year to the Russian State Duma, to amend laws affecting so-called foreign agents,
- an opinion on the draft law for dismantling the section for the investigation of offences committed within the judiciary of Romania,
- an opinion on constitutional amendments adopted by the Hungarian parliament in December 2020,
- an opinion on the compatibility with international human rights standards of Law no. 7262 on the Prevention of Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction recently passed by Turkey’s National Assembly, amending the Law on Associations (No. 2860) and Law on Aid Collection.
Previously published urgent opinions concerning Armenia, Georgia, Malta, Montenegro and Ukraine have been endorsed at the plenary.
