Follow-up Activities
All member states
On 3 March 2025, Mr Iain Cameron, member of the Venice Commission in respect of Sweden, participated online in a meeting of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which took place in Paris, France. Mr Cameron participated in a...
Poland
On 2 and 3 December 2024, Mr Martin Kuijer, Vice-President of the Venice Commission, participated in a meeting of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,...
Hungary
On 3 October 2024, 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. An exchange of views took place on recent...
Republic of Moldova
On 2 October 2024, members of the Venice Commission Secretariat had a meeting with one member of the opposition in the Moldovan delegation to PACE and a former judge to follow up on the Joint follow-up opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law...
Georgia
On 1 October 2024, members of the Venice Commission Secretariat had a meeting with members of the Georgian delegation to PACE to follow up on the Urgent Opinion on the Law of Georgia on Transparency of Foreign Influence, issued on 21 May 2024, pursuant to Article 14a of the Venice Commission's...
Germany
On 30 September 2024, members of the Secretariat of the Venice Commission had a meeting in Strasbourg with a Bundestag Delegation to follow up on the Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR on the amendments of the German Federal Election Act, approved by the Council for Democratic...
Hungary
On 11 September 2024, Mr Michael Frendo, member of the Venice Commission in respect of Malta, participated online in the meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly, which took place in Paris. He presented the recent Venice Commission Opinion on Act LXXXVIII of 2023 of...
Bosnia and Herzegovina
On 9 July 2024, Mr Martin Kuijer, Vice-President of the Venice Commission, participated online as a keynote speaker in the Policy dialogue on the draft law on the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was organised by the EU4Justice in cooperation with the...
Ukraine
On 3 July 2024, a member of the Venice Commission participated in the High-Level Dialogue III “Good democratic governance in Ukraine: achievements, challenges and the way forward in post-war period”. The intervention took place during the session on “Political rights and challenges to national...
Russian Federation
On 27 June 2024, Ms Veronika Bílková, Vice-President of the Venice Commission, participated in a joint hearing of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights with the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy on “Examining the legitimacy and legality of the ad hominem term-limit waiver for...
Georgia, Hungary, Russian Federation
On 27 June 2024, Ms Veronika Bílková, Vice-President of the Venice Commission, made a presentation on “Regulating foreign influence: best practices and European standards” during a joint hearing of the Committee on Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Members States of the Council of...
Bosnia and Herzegovina
On 27 June 2024, Ms Claire Bazy Malaurie, President of the Venice Commission, took part in the Ministerial Conference “Negotiations on the Accession of the Western Balkan Countries to the European Union (Negotiation Chapter 23 – Judiciary, Fight against Corruption and Fundamental Rights) and the...
Republic of Moldova
On 25 June 2024, members of the Venice Commission Secretariat had a meeting with members of the opposition in the Moldovan delegation to PACE to follow up on the latest Opinion on the Law on the partial implementation of the postal vote, approved by the Council for Democratic Elections at its...
Montenegro
On 25 June 2024, members of the Venice Commission Secretariat met with members of the delegation of the Parliament of Montenegro to PACE to follow up on the following Opinions: CDL-AD(2024)012 Urgent Follow-up Opinion on the revised draft amendments to the Law on the Judicial Council and Judges,...
Lebanon
On 19 June 2024, Mr Martin Kuijer, Vice-President of the Venice Commission, participated in the meeting of the 3RF (Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction Framework) and followed up on the Opinion on the draft law on the Administrative Judiciary of Lebanon. CDL-AD(2024)006 Lebanon - Opinion on the...
All member States (Spain and Mexico in particular)
On 29 May 2024, the Centre of Political and Constitutional Studies of Spain (CEPC) and the Venice Commission organised an event to present the Report on Bicameralism adopted by the Venice Commission in March 2024. Speakers at the event included Venice Commission rapporteurs Rafael Bustos (Spain,...
Georgia
On 24 May 2024, Ms Veronika Bílková, Vice-President of the Venice Commission, participated online in the Standing Committee of Parliamentary Assembly's Current affairs debate on 'Recent challenges to democracy in Georgia", which took place in Vilnius. The Vice-President presented the recent...
Armenia
On 17 May 2024, Ms Katharina Pabel and Mr Oliver Kask, Substitute members of the Venice Commission in respect of Austria and Estonia respectively, participated online in the meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly, which took place in Paris. They presented the recent...
Spain
On 18 April 2024, Ms Marta Cartabia, Vice-President of the Venice Commission, took part on line in an exchange of views on the Spanish amnesty law with the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament. This exchange of views is a follow-up to the...
Republic of Moldova
On 17 April 2024, members of the Venice Commission Secretariat had a meeting with the head and members of the delegation of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova to PACE to follow up on the following Opinions: CDL-AD(2023)048 Joint Follow-up Opinion on the Electoral Code and other related...
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