President of the Venice Commission Speaks in a Conference at the Italian Senate on Countering Hate Speech in Public Discourse
“Countering hate speech is not censorship: it is democracy.” On 18 June, Marta Cartabia, President of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, delivered a keynote address at the conference Countering Hate Speech in Public Discourse, held at the Italian Senate in Rome. The conference was...
Regional Conference on Money in Politics
Ms Veronika Bílková, member of the Venice Commission in respect of Czechia, participated in the Regional Conference on Money in Politics, which took place on 16 and 17 June in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova. The 2026 edition of the conference, “From Virtual Money to Real Influence”, focused on...
Regione del Veneto, Italy – Voluntary contribution
During the June Plenary Session of the Venice Commission, the Director for International Relations of the Regione del Veneto, Ms Annalisa Bisson, and the President of the Venice Commission, Ms Marta Cartabia, informed the Venice Commission about the signature of a new 3-year Agreement for the...
147th Plenary Session of the Venice Commission
During its 147th Plenary Session (12-13 June 2026), the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe adopted seven opinions in respect of five countries (Albania, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Poland and Serbia) and endorsed three urgent opinions in respect of three countries (Iceland,...
87th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections
The 87th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections was held on 11 June 2026 in Venice, Italy. The Council for Democratic Elections is the only tripartite body of the Council of Europe, comprising members of the Venice Commission, the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and...
President of the Venice Commission participates in a seminar on the Rule of Law at the Superior Council of Magistracy of Italy
On 9 June 2026, Ms Marta Cartabia, President of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, participated in a seminar on the Rule of Law at the Superior Council of Magistracy of Italy (CSM). The seminar, co-organised by the Venice Commission and the CSM, took place in Rome, at the presence of...
Malta – Request for an urgent opinion
By letter dated 12 May 2026, Mr Jonathan Attard, the Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector of Malta, requested an urgent opinion of the Venice Commission on a draft Amendment to the Administrative Justice Act. The urgent opinion will be issued in due course and submitted for...
Participation of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe in the 5th Global Conference on Parliamentary Studies "Parliaments at a Crossroads"
Ms Renata Deskoska, Vice-President of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe and member in respect of North Macedonia, participated in the 5th Global Conference on Parliamentary Studies titled “Parliaments at a Crossroads”. The conference took place on 4-6 June 2026 in Luxembourg. This...
Republic of Moldova - Request for an Opinion
By letter dated 20 May 2026, Mr Igor Grosu, the President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, requested an opinion of the Venice Commission on the draft Code on the organisation and functioning of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. The draft opinion is scheduled for discussion...
Armenia – parliamentary elections – legal assistance to the PACE election observation mission
A delegation of the Venice Commission, composed of Ms Veronika Bílková, member of the Venice Commission in respect of Czechia, and Mr Adrià Rodríguez-Pérez from the Secretariat of the Venice Commission, provided legal assistance to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s election...
Montenegro – Request for an opinion
By letter dated 14 May 2026, Mr Fatmir Gjeka, Minister of Human and Minority Rights, requested an opinion of the Venice Commission on the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Minority Rights and Freedoms of Montenegro. The draft opinion is scheduled for discussion and adoption at the 148th...
Presentation of the 2025 Annual Report of the Venice Commission
On Wednesday 3 June 2026, Ms Marta Cartabia, President of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission of the Council of Europe), presented the 2025 Annual Report of the Commission to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. This report highlights the main...
Albania - Forthcoming opinion - Country visit
On 27-29 May 2026, a delegation of the Venice Commission held a series of meetings in Tirana in view of the preparation for the 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 Financing of...
Republic of Moldova - Forthcoming opinion - Online meetings
On 28 May 2026, a delegation of the Venice Commission held a series of online meetings in preparation for the 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...
President of the Venice Commission participates in a meeting of PACE’s Standing Committee: “The Rule of Law is much more than a slogan - it has precise and practical implications”
On 22 May 2026, Ms Marta Cartabia, President of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, participated online in a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on the Venice Commission’s Updated Rule of Law Checklist. In her intervention,...
Zagreb – 22nd Meeting of the Joint Council on Constitutional Justice (JCCJ)
The conference and the 22nd meeting of the Joint Council on Constitutional Justice (JCCJ) of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe took place in Zagreb, Croatia, on 21 and 22 May 2026. The event brought together liaison officers and representatives of constitutional courts and equivalent...
Participation of the Venice Commission in the Monitoring Committee of the PACE hearings on Serbia and Spain
Ms Regina Kiener, Member of the Venice Commission in respect of Switzerland, and Mr Cesare Pinelli, Substitute Member in respect of Italy, 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 President of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe participates online in the 16th Meeting of the Ibero-American Conference on Constitutional Justice
On 13 May 2026, Ms Marta Cartabia, President of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, participated online in the conference entitled “Constitutional Justice and Democracy”, organised by the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil on the margins of the 16th Meeting of the Ibero-American...
Republic of Moldova – Request for an Opinion
By letter dated 5 May 2026, Mr Vladislav Cojuhari, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Moldova, requested an Opinion of the Venice Commission on the draft legislative amendments on the integrity checks and the evaluation of judges in the Republic of Moldova. The draft opinion is scheduled for...
Albania - Request for an opinion
By letter dated 27 April 2026, Mr Niko Peleshi, Speaker of Parliament of Albania, requested an Opinion of the Venice Commission on the draft law “on the Financing of Political Parties”. The draft opinion is scheduled for discussion and adoption at the 147th Plenary Session of the Venice...
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