The Council of Europe’s body of constitutional legal experts, the Venice Commission, will hold its plenary session. Interim opinions on draft laws regarding the influence of oligarchs in Ukraine, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova are expected to be adopted, along with an opinion on a draft law on counter-intelligence and external intelligence activity, as well as on a draft law on the Intelligence and Security Service in the Republic of Moldova and a joint opinion of the Venice Commission and the Council of Europe’s Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law on a draft Law on the external assessment of judges and prosecutors (vetting) in the Republic of Moldova.

Among other texts, the Council of Europe’s constitutional experts also should adopt a draft joint opinion with OSCE/ODHIR on the Law on Political Parties in Azerbaijan, a follow-up opinion on draft amendments to the law on the Judicial Council and Judges of Montenegro, and a follow-up opinion on four earlier opinions to amendments to the Organic Law on Common Courts in Georgia.

The session will be closed to media. These and other opinions and amicus curiae briefs will be published in the week following the session.

Draft annotated agenda - Contact: Panos Kakaviatos, tel. +33 3 90 21 50 27