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Serbia - Urgent Follow-up Opinion issued
By letter dated 15 June 2026, Mr Nenad Vujić, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Serbia, requested an Urgent Follow-up Opinion to Previous Opinions on the Draft Law on the Judicial Academy. The Urgent Follow-up Opinion was issued on 16 July 2026 and will be submitted for endorsement at the...
Poland – request for an opinion
By letter dated 29 June 2026, Ms Elvira Kovács, Chairperson of the PACE Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) requested an Opinion of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe concerning the powers of the...
Montenegro – Forthcoming Opinion – Country visit
On 6 and 7 July 2026, a delegation of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Democracy and Human Dignity (DGII) of the Council of Europe conducted a visit to Podgorica, Montenegro, in the framework of the preparation of the Joint Opinion on the draft amendments to the law on...
Serbia – Request for an urgent follow-up opinion
By letter dated 15 June 2026, Mr Nenad Vujić, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Serbia, requested an urgent follow-up opinion of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe on the additional amendments to the Draft Law on the Judicial Academy. The urgent follow-up opinion will be issued...
The Faculty of Legal, Economic, and Social Sciences of Abdelmalek Essaâdi University in Tetouan, Morocco, hosts the International Symposium on Constitutional Courts and Justice, co-organised by the Venice Commission
An international Symposium entitled “Constitutional Courts: Bridges of Law and Dynamics of Dialogue” was held on 29 and 30 June 2026 in Tetouan, Morocco, bringing together renowned experts, members of constitutional courts, academics and judges from Morocco, France, Italy, Spain, Tunisia and...
Venice Commission exhibition "The Rule of Law: A User Guide" hosted by the University of Tetouan
The exhibition by the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), entitled “The Rule of Law: A User Guide”, was presented in its Arabic version at the Rector’s Office of the University of Tetouan on 29 June 2026, as part of an international Symposium “Constitutional Courts:...
Venice Commission President concludes visit to Hungary
At the invitation of the Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar, the President of the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission, Marta Cartabia, together with the Austrian member of the Venice Commission, Christoph Grabenwarter, accompanied by the Secretary of the Venice Commission Simona...
Sweden makes a voluntary contribution
The Government of Sweden has made a voluntary contribution of 300 000 SEK (Swedish Krona) to support the activities of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe.
Malta – Rapporteurs’ visit to Valletta for the forthcoming Urgent Opinion on the Draft Amendment to the Administrative Justice Act
On 24 and 25 June 2026, a Venice Commission delegation visited Valletta in preparation for the Urgent Opinion on the Draft Amendment to the Administrative Justice Act requested on 12 May 2026 by the then Minister of Justice. The delegation held exchanges with the Minister for Justice, Research...
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...