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On 21 and 22 January 2016 a delegation of the Venice Commission visited Tirana in order to discuss the revised draft of the constitutional amendments concerning the judiciary. This revised draft was prepared within the Parliament on the basis of recommendations made in the interim opinion of the Venice Commission adopted in December 2015.

The final opinion on the revised draft will be prepared in February and submitted to the March 2016 Plenary Session.

Upon conclusion of the visit the delegation held a press conference, on 22 January, at 19:00, at Rogner Hotel.

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Albania became member of the Council of Europe on 13 July 1995. Following its accession, a Council of Europe presence headed by the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe was established in Albania, and succeeded, in June 2003, by the establishment of the Information Office of the Council of Europe. Since January 2011, a Council of Europe Office in Tirana is set up as a new institutional form of co-operation.

As representative of the Secretary General in Albania, the Office works to promote the Council of Europe values and standards pertaining to human rights, rule of law and democracy. It facilitates the effective co-operation between the various Council of Europe bodies located in its Headquarters in Strasbourg and the domestic and international partner institutions in Albania.

The work of the Council of Europe in Albania is dedicated to assisting the Albanian authorities to continue bringing the Albanian legislation, its institutional practices and policies fully in line with its obligations stemming from its Council of Europe membership.

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