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Venice Commission of the Council of Europe

Romania

Members and substitute members

Member

Laura-Iuliana SCÂNTEI

Substitute member

Liviu Ilie DUMITRU

Country-specific opinions

1300/2026

Romania – Opinion on transitional provisions of Romanian Law no. 180/2026 concerning the loss of mandate of local elected representatives

1178/2024

Romania - Opinion on the Emergency Ordinance regarding the merger of the 2024 elections for the European Parliament and for the local authorities

1105/2022

Romania - Urgent Opinion on three Laws concerning the justice system

1079/2022

Romania - Opinion on the draft law on the dismantling of the section for investigating criminal offences within the judiciary

1036/2021

Romania - Opinion on the draft Law for dismantling the Section for the Investigation of Offences committed within the Judiciary

0950/2019

Romania - Opinion on Emergency Ordinance (EGO 7 2019) on amendments to the Law of Justice

0930/2018

Romania - Criminal code and criminal procedure code

0924/2018

Romania - Amendments to Law No. 303/2004 on the Statute of Judges and Prosecutors, Law No. 304/2004 on judicial Organisation, and Law No. 317/2004 on the Superior Council for Magistracy

0914/2017

Romania - Draft Law revising the Ordinance on associations and foundations

0731/2013

Constitutional Revision in Romania

0685/2012

Opinion on the compatibility with Constitutional principles and the Rule of Law of actions taken by the Government and the Parliament of Romania in respect of other State institutions and on the Government emergency ordinance on amendment to the Law N° 47/

0370/2006

Opinion on the Two Draft Laws amending Law no. 47/1992 on the organisation and functioning of the Constitutional Court of Romania

0365/2005

Law on the Constitutional Court of Romania

0354/2005

Opinion on the Draft Law regarding the Religious Freedom and the General Regime of Religions in Romania

0345/2005

Opinion on the Draft Law on the Statute of National Minorities living in Romania

0319/2004

Religion and Cults in Romania

0300/2004

Opinion on the Law for the Election of Local Public Administration Authorities in Romania

0299/2004

Opinion on the Draft Law concerning the Support to Romanians living abroad of the Republic of Romania

0222/2002

Law on cults and religious liberties

0169/2001

Opinion on the Draft Revision of the Constitution of Romania

0136/2000

Law on Financing of Political Parties in Romania

0044/1997

Law on the Restructuration of Ministries of Romania

News

22 Oct

2026

Romania - Request for an opinion from the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe

Romania

20-21 Oct

2026

Anniversary Exhibition - Romania and the Venice Commission: 1991–Present, A Constitutional Journey for Democracy through Law

Bucharest, Romania

20-21 Oct

2026

Romania – Rule of Law Forum 2nd Edition

Bucharest, Romania

19 Oct

2026

Venice Commission delegation in Bucharest to mark thirty-five years of cooperation with Romania

Bucharest, Romania

08 May

2025

Participation of the Venice Commission in the 10th ACCF Congress

Bucarest, Romania

11 Feb

2025

Romania - Forthcoming Opinion - Online meetings

Romania and online

11 Mar

2024

ROMANIA - Request for an opinion

Strasbourg

27-28 Mar

2023

ROMANIA – 100th anniversary of the 1923 Constitution

Bucharest

18 Nov

2022

ROMANIA - Urgent Opinion on three Laws concerning the justice system issued

09-11 May

2022

ROMANIA - 30th Anniversary of the Constitutional Court

23-24 Feb

2022

ROMANIA – forthcoming opinion – online meetings

31 Jan

2022

ROMANIA – Request for opinion by PACE

28 Sep

2021

30th anniversary of ACEEEO - Leaders Forum

14 May

2021

ROMANIA – forthcoming opinion – virtual meetings

07 Apr

2021

ROMANIA – Request for opinion

16 Feb

2021

3rd Scientific Electoral Experts Debates - Accessibility of the electoral process

21 Jul

2020

“Using new technologies in the electoral process” - Online conference

07 Feb

2020

ROMANIA - request for opinion by PACE

24-25 Apr

2019

ROMANIA - forthcoming opinion - visit to the country

06 Mar

2019

Request for opinion - PACE/ Romania

11 Oct

2018

ROMANIA - Visit of the Minister of Justice

03 Oct

2018

ROMANIA – Meeting with the Minister of Justice

13-14 Sep

2018

Romania - forthcoming opinion on amendments to the Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code - visit to the country

13 Jul

2018

Romania - Preliminary Opinion on draft amendments to judicial laws

05 Jul

2018

Romania - reform of Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code - Secretary General calls on Romania to wait for Venice Commission opinion

11-12 Jun

2018

Romania – forthcoming opinion – visit to the country

03-06 May

2018

2nd Scientific Electoral Experts Debates - Equal suffrage - International Conference on free elections, Parliaments and nation building

03-04 May

2018

Democratic institutions - Ombudsman

26 Apr

2018

Request for opinion - Romania/PACE - judiciary

05-06 Feb

2018

Romania – forthcoming opinion – country visit

15 Jan

2018

Request for opinion – PACE – Romania

12 Jan

2018

Second Scientific Electoral Experts Debates: „Equal Suffrage” - Call for papers - Electoral Expert Review - Deadline for submitting proposals 25th of March 2018.

06-07 Apr

2017

Interaction between majority and opposition – International conference

06 Apr

2017

Romania - visit to the Constitutional Court

24 Jan

2017

Romania - President's visit to the Council of Europe

31 Oct

2016

Romania - Parliamentary and judicial control of the intelligence and security services

31-01 May-Jun

2016

Romania - Conference on the role of legal assistants of constitutional courts

14-15 Apr

2016

Electoral issues - 13th European Conference of the Electoral Management Bodies

12-13 Apr

2016

Romania - Electoral matters – 1st scientific “Electoral Expert” debates

19-20 Oct

2015

Electoral issues – International workshop on codification of electoral law

27 May

2015

Romania – meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs

30 Apr

2015

Romania - conference on national minorities protection

25-26 Mar

2015

Electoral Integrity and Regional Cooperation - 2nd International Conference - Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania

05-06 Dec

2014

Tajikistan – Study visit to the Constitutional court of Romania

04-06 Sep

2014

Electoral issues - 23rd annual conference of the ACEEEO

18-19 Oct

2013

3rd Intercultural Workshop on Democracy: Political parties – key factors in the political development of democratic societies

Bucharest, Romania

03 Oct

2013

Romania – parliamentary immunity

04-05 Jul

2013

Romania – constitutional revision – visit to the country

08-09 May

2013

Romania – Conference on the constitutional reform

25 Mar

2013

Romania – Constitutional reform

10-11 Sep

2012

Romania

06 Jul

2012

ROMANIA - THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE REQUESTS THE OPINION OF THE VENICE COMMISSION

21-22 Jun

2012

Romania - Constitutional Justice

28 Sep

2011

Romania - Conference on "Constitutional Reshuffle and Guarantee for the Independence of the Judiciary"

23-25 May

2011

Conference of European Constitutional Courts

08 Jun

2010

Electoral matters - Workshop on out of country voting

15-16 Oct

2009

Conference of European Constitutional Courts

11-13 Sep

2008

Romania - ACEEEO (Association of European Election Officials) Conference and General Assembly Meeting

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