Moldova, Republic of

Members and substitute members

Member

Domnica MANOLE

Country-specific opinions

1282/2026

Republic of Moldova - Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe on the draft legislative amendments on the integrity checks and the evaluation of judges

1278/2026

Republic of Moldova - Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe on Amendments to Laws No. 65/2023 and 252/2023 regarding appointment to judicial and prosecutorial evaluation commissions

1262/2025

Republic of Moldova – Amicus curiae brief of the Venice Commission on the status of, and the measures concerning, successor parties of political parties declared unconstitutional

1261/2025

Republic of Moldova - Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe on the draft law on the Prosecution Office for Anticorruption and Combatting Organised Crime

1253/2025

Republic of Moldova – Opinion on Law no. 100/2025 containing a set of legislative amendments aiming to combat electoral corruption

1240/2025

Republic of Moldova - Opinion on the legislative reforms on mass media regulation: the draft law on mass media, the draft law amending the Audiovisual Media Services Code, and the draft law amending the Law on advertising

1234/2025

Republic of Moldova - Joint Follow-up Opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe on the draft law on the mechanism of trying corruption and corruption-related cases (previously the draft law on the anti-corruption judicial system)

1216/2024

Republic of Moldova - Opinion on the draft law on the Constitutional Court

1195/2024

Republic of Moldova - Opinion on the Law of the Republic of Moldova on the partial implementation of the postal vote

1164/2023

Republic of Moldova - Joint Amicus curiae brief of the Venice Commission and ODIHR on the ineligibility of persons connected to political parties declared unconstitutional

1163/2023

Republic of Moldova - Joint Follow-up Opinion of the Venice Commission and ODIHR to the Joint Opinion on amendments to the Electoral Code and other related laws concerning ineligibility of persons connected to political parties declared unconstitutional

1153/2023

Republic of Moldova - Joint follow-up opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe to the joint opinion on the draft Law on the external assessment of Judges and Prosecutors

1146/2023

Republic of Moldova - Opinion on the draft Law on the anti-corruption judicial system and on amending of some normative acts

1145/2023

Republic of Moldova - Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and ODIHR on amendments to the Electoral Code of the Republic of Moldova and other related laws concerning ineligibility of persons connected to political parties declared unconstitutional

1143/2023

Republic of Moldova - Follow-up opinion to the Opinion on the draft law on the Intelligence and Security Service, as well as on the draft law on counterintelligence and external intelligence activity

1133/2023

Republic of Moldova - Joint Follow-up opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe to the opinion on the draft Law on the external assessment of Judges and Prosecutors

1125/2023

Republic of Moldova - Final Opinion on limiting excessive economic and political influence in public life (de-oligarchisation)

1124/2023

Republic of Moldova - Joint opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe on the draft Law on the external assessment of Judges and Prosecutors

1117/2022

Republic of Moldova - Opinion on the draft law on the Intelligence and Security Service, as well as on the draft law on counterintelligence and external intelligence activity

1115/2022

Republic of Moldova - Amicus curiae brief on declaring a political party unconstitutional

1114/2022

Republic of Moldova - Joint Follow up opinion to the opinion on the draft Law on the Supreme Court of Justice

1100/2022

Republic of Moldova - Joint Opinion on the draft law on the Supreme Court of Justice

1097/2022

Republic of Moldova – Amicus curiae Brief on the clarity of provisions on combating extremist activities

1096/2022

Republic of Moldova – Joint amicus curiae Brief relating to the offence of illicit enrichment

1093/2022

Republic of Moldova - Joint opinion on the draft electoral code

1090/2022

Republic of Moldova - Opinion on amendments to the Audiovisual Media Services Code and to some normative acts including the ban on symbols associated with and used in military aggression actions

1086/2022

Republic of Moldova - Opinion on draft amendments to Law No 3/2016 on the Public Prosecution Service

1082/2022

Republic of Moldova - Opinion on the draft law on amending some normative acts (Judiciary)

1069/2021

Republic of Moldova - Joint opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe on some measures related to the selection of candidates for administrative positions in bodies of self-administration of judges and prosecutors and the amendment of some normative acts

1065/2021

Republic of Moldova - Amicus curiae Brief for the Constitutional Court on the constitutional Implications of the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention)

1058/2021

Republic of Moldova - Opinion on the amendments of 24 August 2021 to the law on the prosecution service

1020/2021

Republic of Moldova - Amicus curiae Brief on three legal questions concerning the constitutional review of the law-making procedures in Parliament

1011/2020

Republic of Moldova - Draft Law amending the Law no. 52/2014 on the People’s Advocate (Ombudsman)

1003/2020

Republic of Moldova - Amicus Curiae Brief on specific legal questions concerning the mandate of members of constitutional bodies

0996/2020

Republic of Moldova - Urgent Joint opinion on the draft Law no. 263 amending the Electoral Code, the Contravention Code and the Code of Audiovisual Media Services

0983/2020

Moldova, Republic - Joint Opinion on the draft law on amending and supplementing the Constitution with respect to the Superior Council of Magistracy

0976/2019

Moldova, Republic - Draft amendments to the law on Superior Council of Magistracy

0972/2019

Moldova, Republic - Amicus Curiae Brief for the Constitutional Court concerning the Law on the Prosecutor's Office

0967/2019

Moldova, Republic - Amicus Curiae Brief on the criminal liability of constitutional court judges

0966/2019

Moldova, Republic - Draft Law on the reform of the Supreme Court of Justice

0954/2019

Moldova, Republic - Dissolution of Parliament

0936/2018

Republic of Moldova - Opinion on the Law on preventing and combatting terrorism

0917/2018

Republic of Moldova - Opinion the draft law on the modification to the Article 42 of the Constitution on Freedom of Association

0916/2018

Republic of Moldova - draft Law on the modification and completion of the Constitution (Judiciary)

0907/2017

Republic of Moldova - Amendments to the electoral legislation

0906/2017

Republic of Moldova - Opinion on the amendment of article 37 of the Law on the People’s Advocate - Financial provisions

0901/2017

Republic of Moldova - Joint Opinion on the legal framework governing the funding of political parties and electoral campaigns

0886/2017

Republic of Moldova - Opinion on the proposal by The President of the Republic to expand the President’s powers to dissolve Parliament

0884/2017

Republic of Moldova - Draft law relating to the electoral system for the election of the Parliament

0880/2017

Republic of Moldova - Amicus Curiae Brief for the Constitutional Court on the Criminal liability of judges

0878/2017

Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission, the Directorate of Information Society and action against crime and of the Directorate of Human Rights (DHR) of the directorate general of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe on the Draft Law N° 281 amending and completing moldovan legislation on the so-called “Mandate of Security”

0859/2016

Republic of Moldova - Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and of the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe on the Draft Law N°161 amending and completing Moldovan Legislation in the field of Cybercrime

0856/2016

Republic of Moldova - Opinion on the Draft Law on the Ethno-Cultural Status of the District of Taraclia

0848/2016

Moldova - Amendments to the Electoral Code of Republic of Moldova

0847/2016

Amicus curiae for the Constitutional Court of Moldova on Article 27 of the Law on Government Agent (no. 151 of 30 July 2015)

0808/2015

Law on the People's Advocate (Ombudsman)

0791/2014

Draft Law on the Prosecution Service of the Republic of Moldova

0789/2014

Amicus Curiae Brief for the Constitutional Court of Moldova on provisions of the Law on Professional Integrity Testing

0756/2014

Republic of Moldova - Opinion on the draft law on amending and supplementing the law on intelligence and security service and the law on special invistigative activity

0755/2014

Draft law on disciplinary liability of judges of Moldova

0749/2013

Electoral Code of Moldova

0698/2012

Amicus curiae brief on the Immunity of Judges for the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova

0697/2012

Joint Amicus Curiae Brief for the Constitutional Court of Moldova on the compatibility with European Standards of Law No. 192 of 12 July 2012 on the prohibition of the use of symbols of the totalitarian communist regime and of the promotion of totalitarian

0696/2012

Joint Opinion on Draft Legislation of the Republic of Moldova pertaining to financing political parties and election campaigns

0627/2011

Amicus Curiae Brief on three questions related to article 78 of the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova

0576/2010

Joint Opinion on the Draft Working Text amending the Election Code of Moldova

0569/2010

Constitional Reform of Moldova

0565/2009

Amicus Curiae Brief for the Constitutional Court of Moldova on the Interpretation of Articles 78.5 and 85.3 of the Constitution of Moldova

0549/2009

Opinion on the Draft Law on the status of Euroregions of the Republic of Moldova

0484/2008

Joint Opinion on the Election Code of Moldova as of 10 April 2008

0473/2008

Opinion on the draft law on the Public Prosecutors' service of Moldova

0472/2008

Law on Double citizenship of Moldova

0458/2007

Opinion on the Law on State Secret of the Republic of Moldova

0456/2007

Opinion on the Draft Law on conflict of interest in Moldova

0455/2007

Joint Opinion on the Electoral Code of Moldova as of 27 March 2007

0450/2007

Comments on the conformity of certain provisions of the Statute of the International Criminal Court with the Constitution of Moldova

0440/2007

Transnistria (Moldova)

0431/2007

Comments on the Draft Law on Political Parties of Moldova

0427/2007

Opinion on the Law of the Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit on the Election of the Governor of Gagauzia (Moldova)

0395/2006

Draft Law on the Modifications to the Rules of the Parliament of Moldova

0367/2006

Opinion on the Law on the information and security service of the Republic of Moldova

0357/2005

Joint Opinion on the Electoral Code of Moldova

0315/2004

Opinion on the Proposal to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova (introduction of the individual complaint to the Constitutional Court)

0284/2004

Comments on events in Moldova relating to a demonstration on 25 January 2004

0272/2004

Joint Recommendations on the Electoral Law and the Electoral Administration in Moldova

0254/2003

National Political Concept of Moldova

0242/2003

New Constitution of the Republic of Moldova

0233/2003

Amendment to the Law on Parties of the Republic of Moldova

0226/2002

Opinion on the Election Law of the Republic of Moldova

0224/2002

Opinion on the Law on Assemblies of the Republic of Moldova

0223/2002

Opinion on the Law on the Status of Members of Parliament of the Republic of Moldova

0219/2002

Opinion on the Draft Law on Political Parties and Socio-Political Organisations of the Republic of the Republic of Moldova

0210/2002

Opinion on the Draft Law on Modification and Amendment to the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova

0201/2002

Question on the postponement of the activities of the Popular Christian Democrate Partie in Moldova

0200/2002

Opinion on the Draft Law on the Constitutional Court and Corresponding Amendments of the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova

0191/2002

Opinion on the Law on Modification and Addition in the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova in Particular Concerning the Status of Gagauzia

0179/2001

Law on Constitutional Court (no activity: became 200/2002_mda)

0116/2000

Status of Transnistria

0096/1999

Co-operation between the Venice Commission and the Republic of Moldova on Constitutional Reform

0095/1999

Opinion on the non-religious education and the religious education in Moldova

0090/1999

Local Powers - Administrative Division

0057/1998

Project on the Statute of Gagaouzia

0030/1996

Sending a law to the Parlement by the President for further discussion

News

28 May

2026

Republic of Moldova - Forthcoming opinion - Online meetings

Republic of Moldova and online

13 May

2026

Republic of Moldova – Request for an Opinion

Republic of Moldova

08 May

2026

Electoral Training on Electoral Dispute Resolution: Lessons from Moldova’s 2024-2025 Elections

Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

07 May

2026

Republic of Moldova – Forthcoming opinion – Country visit

Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

27 Apr

2026

International Conference "The future of the "marketplace of ideas" amid the rise of the internet, fake news, and AI: challenges for the Constitutional Courts"

Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

23 Mar

2026

Republic of Moldova - Request for an opinion

Republic of Moldova

04-05 Feb

2026

Republic of Moldova – Forthcoming opinion – Country visit

Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

27 Jan-Feb

2026

The President of the Venice Commission meets H.E. the President of the Republic of Moldova

Strasbourg

10-11 Nov

2025

Republic of Moldova - Visit to Chisinau for the forthcoming Joint Opinion on the draft law on the Prosecution Office for Anticorruption and Combatting Organised Crime

Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

28 Sep

2025

Republic of Moldova – parliamentary elections – legal assistance to the PACE election observation mission

Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

04 Sep

2025

Republic of Moldova – Participation of the Venice Commission in a training on examination and settlement of electoral disputes

Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

29 May

2025

Pre-electoral training: Peculiarities of examination and settlement of electoral disputes ahead of the Parliamentary elections of the Republic of Moldova

Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

28 May

2025

Pre-electoral workshop ahead of the Parliamentary elections of the Republic of Moldova

Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

23 May

2025

Republic of Moldova – Participation in International Conference on Contemporary Challenges Facing European Constitutional Courts

Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

12 May

2025

Republic of Moldova – Visit to Chisinau for the forthcoming Opinion on three legislative initiatives regarding mass media

Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

29-30 Apr

2025

Republic of Moldova - Visit to Chisinau for the forthcoming Joint Follow-up Opinion to the previous opinion on the draft Law on the anti-corruption judicial system

Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

10-11 Feb

2025

Republic of Moldova - Forthcoming opinion - Country visit

Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

06 Nov

2024

Republic of Moldova- Request for opinion

03 Nov

2024

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA – 2nd round of the presidential elections – legal assistance to the PACE election observation mission

Chisinau

20 Oct

2024

Republic of Moldova: legal support to the observer delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Chisinau

19-20 Sep

2024

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - Participation of the Venice Commission in the conference on Human Rights Protection Mechanisms

Chisinau and online

09 Sep

2024

Venice Commission Enhances Collaboration with Moldova’s Central Election Commission in Preparation for Upcoming Presidential Elections and Referendum

Republic of Moldova and online

02-03 Jul

2024

Regional Conference on Money in Politics

Chisinau

28 May

2024

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - Forthcoming Opinion on the Law on the partial implementation of the postal vote – online meetings

Chisinau

22-23 May

2024

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - High-level bilateral meetings of the Venice Commission’s delegation with the Moldovan authorities - Chisinau, Moldova - 22-23 May 2024

Chisinau

03 May

2024

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA – Request for opinion

Republic of Moldova

15 Apr

2024

President of the Venice Commission meets Deputy Prime and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova

Strasbourg

22-24 Nov

2023

Republic of Moldova – forthcoming Joint Follow-up Opinion – online meetings

Online

07 Nov

2023

Republic of Moldova – Request for an amicus curiae brief

Republic of Moldova

12 Sep

2023

Request for opinion – REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

06-08 Sep

2023

Visit to the Republic of Moldova focuses on the draft law regarding the “anti-corruption judicial system”

Chisinau

04-05 Sep

2023

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - forthcoming opinion - online meetings

Online

09 Aug

2023

Request for opinion - REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

07 Aug

2023

Request for opinion – REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

02 Aug

2023

Request for opinion - REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

14-15 Jun

2023

Republic of Moldova - visit to the Council of Europe of the electoral bodies

Strasbourg

16 May

2023

Republic of Moldova – request for opinion

Moldova

23-24 Feb

2023

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - forthcoming opinion – online meetings

Online

20 Feb

2023

Request for opinion - REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Moldova

15 Feb

2023

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - Request for opinion

Moldova

23-24 Jan

2023

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA – Forthcoming Urgent Opinion – online meetings

Republic of Moldova

19 Dec

2022

Request for urgent opinion - REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

29 Nov

2022

Request for amicus curiae brief - REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

25 Nov

2022

Request for follow-up opinion - REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

22-23 Sep

2022

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA – forthcoming joint opinion – online meetings

22-23 Sep

2022

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA – forthcoming opinion – country visit

15-16 Sep

2022

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA – forthcoming opinion – country visit by the OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission’s delegation

22 Aug

2022

Request for amicus curiae brief - REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

27 Jul

2022

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - request for opinion

06 Jun

2022

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA – forthcoming opinion – additional meetings

25-26 May

2022

Conference of European Constitutional Courts

16-17 May

2022

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA – forthcoming opinion – virtual meetings

28 Apr

2022

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - Request for opinion

17 Nov

2021

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA – Request for opinion

16 Nov

2021

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA – forthcoming opinion – online meetings

07 Nov

2021

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA – request for opinion

28 Oct

2021

Republic of Moldova - Post-electoral review conference - Early Parliamentary Elections

19-21 Oct

2021

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA – Visit of the Council of Europe High Level Working Group on Justice Reform

08-12 Jul

2021

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA – early parliamentary elections – legal assistance to the PACE election observation mission

04 Jun

2021

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - Countering misuse of administrative resources in electoral period – Online awareness raising event with electoral stakeholders and media representatives

28 May

2021

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - Election dispute resolution and use of administrative resources – Webinar for judges and election commissioners

23 Apr

2021

Constitutional Crisis in the Republic of Moldova – Call for restraint and dialogue – Parliament should repeal today’s decision - Statement by President Buquicchio

Strasbourg

23 Feb

2021

Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova - anniversary

18-19 Feb

2021

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA – forthcoming opinion – virtual meetings

18-19 Feb

2021

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA – post-electoral review conference

11 Jan

2021

Republic of Moldova – request for amicus curiae opinion

24 Nov

2020

REQUEST FOR OPINION - Republic of Moldova

16 Nov

2020

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - Urgent joint amicus curiae brief published

15 Oct

2020

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - Holding elections during a pandemic – Webinar

09 Oct

2020

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA – request for opinion

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