Following the request by the President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe and the Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe are preparing a draft Joint Follow-up Opinion to the previous Opinion on the draft Law on the anti-corruption judicial system for adoption at the 143rd Plenary Session of the Venice Commission (13-14 June 2025).

On 29 and 30 April 2025, the rapporteurs conducted a visit to Chișinău, during which they held a series of meetings with the representatives of the Parliament, the Chairman and members of the Superior Council of Magistracy, the Minister of Justice, the Acting President of the Supreme Court of Justice and other representatives of the judiciary. Meetings were also held with the Prosecutor General, the Acting Chief Prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, the Director of the National Anti-Corruption Center, as well as representatives of the President’s Administration, civil society, judicial associations, and the EU Delegation to the Republic of Moldova.

The draft Joint Follow-up Opinion is prepared under the Quick Response Mechanism (QRM), in the framework of the European Union and Council of Europe joint programme Partnership for Good Governance, co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.