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Country-specific opinions
1283/2026
Serbia - Follow-up Opinion to the Urgent Opinion on the 28 January 2026 Amendments to Laws governing the Judiciary and the Prosecution
1275/2026
Serbia - Follow-Up Opinion to the Opinion on the Draft Law on the Judicial Academy
1274/2026
Serbia - Urgent Opinion on the 28 January 2026 Amendments to Laws Governing the Judiciary and the Prosecution
1211/2024
Serbia - Opinion on the draft Law on the Judicial Academy and draft amendments to the Law on Judges and the Law on the Public Prosecutor’s Office
1112/2022
Serbia - Follow-up Opinion to the Opinion on three draft laws implementing the constitutional amendments on the judiciary
1106/2022
Serbia - Opinion on two draft Laws implementing the Constitutional Amendments of the Prosecution service
1088/2022
Serbia - Opinion on three draft laws implementing the constitutional amendments on the judiciary
1071/2021
Serbia - Joint opinion of the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR on the constitutional and legal framework governing the functioning of democratic institutions in Serbia
1067/2021
Serbia - Urgent opinion on the revised draft constitutional amendments on the judiciary
1062/2021
Serbia - Urgent opinion on the revised draft Law on the Referendum and the People's Initiative
1052/2021
Serbia - Urgent opinion on the draft law on the referendum and the people's initiative
1047/2021
Serbia - Opinion on the draft Constitutional Amendments on the Judiciary and draft Constitutional Law for the Implementation of the Constitutional Amendments
1027/2021
Serbia - Urgent opinion on the revised draft constitutional amendments on the judiciary
0921/2018
Serbia - draft amendments to the constitutional provisions on the judiciary
0782/2014
Joint Opinion on Amendments to the Law on financing of political activities of Serbia
0777/2014
Law on the State Prosecutorial Council
0776/2014
Law on the High Judicial Council
0709/2012
Opinion on the Draft amendments to the Law on the Public Prosecution of Serbia
0647/2011
Opinion on draft amendments and additions to the law on the Constitutional Court of Serbia
0620/2011
Joint Opinion on the revised draft law on financing political activities of the Republic of Serbia
0619/2011
Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on "altering and amending the Law on election of Members of Parliament" of the Republic of Serbia
0606/2010
Opinion on the draft decisions of the high judicial council and of the state prosecutorial council on the implementation of the laws on the amendments to the laws on judges and on the public prosecution of Serbia
0604/2010
Joint opinion on the draft law on financing political activities of the Republic of Serbia
0597/2010
Joint opinion on the public Assembly Act of the Republic on Serbia
0566/2010
Opinion on the Draft Law on Referendum and Civil Initiative of Serbia
0551/2009
Joint Opinion on Draft Laws on Electoral Legislation of Serbia
0528/2009
Opinion on Rules of Precedure on Criteria and Standards for the Evaluation of the Qualification, Competence and Worthiness of Candidates for Bearers of Public Prosecutor's Function of Serbia
0464/2008
Opinion on the Draft Law on the High Judicial Council of the Republic of Serbia
0453/2007
Opinion on the Draft Law on Prohibiting Discrimination of the Republic of Serbia on the basis of comments
0445/2007
Comments on the Draft Law on the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Serbia
0434/2007
Opinion on the Draft Law on the People's Advocate of Kosovo
0416/2007
Constitutional assistance in Kosovo
0405/2006
Opinion on the Constitution of Serbia
0379/2006
Comments on the Draft Law on Churches and Religious Organisations of the Republic of Serbia
0368/2006
Status of Kosovo
0349/2005
Opinion on the Provisions on the Judiciary in the Draft Constitution of the Republic of Serbia
0347/2005
Joint Recommendations on the Laws on Parliamentary, Presidential and Local Elections, and Electoral Administration in the Republic of Serbia
0334/2005
Individual comments on the Draft Law on Religious Organisations in Serbia
0318/2004
Draft Law on the Ombudsman of Serbia
0302/2004
Decentralisation in Kosovo
0280/2004
Opinion on Human Rights in Kosovo*: possible establishment of review mechanisms adopted by the Venice Commission at its 60th
0234/2003
Charter of Human Rights of Serbia and Montenegro
0225/2002
International Financial Institutions
0211/2002
Constitutional Charter of Serbia & Montenegro
0189/2002
Future situation in Yugoslavia
0175/2001
Interim Report on the Constitutional Situation of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
0157/2001
Self-government in Kosovo
0150/2001
Law on National and Ethnic Communities
0115/2000
Kosovo Assembly
0112/2000
Municipalities
0108/1999
Municipal elections in Kosovo
0105/1999
Group of work on Ombudsman in Kosovo
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May
2026
Serbia – Request for a Follow-up Opinion
Serbia
06
May
2026
Serbia - Forthcoming opinion - Online meetings
Serbia and online
19
Mar
2026
Serbia – Visit to Belgrade for the forthcoming Urgent Opinion on the 28 January 2026 Amendments to Laws Governing the Judiciary and the Prosecution
Belgrade, Serbia
12
Nov
2024
SERBIA – Forthcoming Opinion – Online meetings
Online
12
Sep
2024
SERBIA – Request for an opinion
Serbia
17
Dec
2023
SERBIA - Early parliamentary elections – legal assistance to the PACE election observation mission
Belgrade
26
Apr
2023
PACE Monitoring Committee – exchange of views on Serbia
Strasbourg
23
Nov
2022
Request for opinion - SERBIA
23-24
Nov
2022
SERBIA - forthcoming opinion - country visit
17-18
Nov
2022
SERBIA – forthcoming joint opinion regarding the electoral legislation – country visit
29-30
Sep
2022
SERBIA - forthcoming opinion – online meetings
05-06
Jul
2022
SERBIA - Post-election round tables
01-04
Apr
2022
SERBIA - Presidential and early parliamentary elections – legal assistance to the PACE election observation mission
08
Mar
2022
SERBIA - Presidential and early parliamentary elections scheduled on 3 April 2022 - Webinar
21
Dec
2021
SERBIA – request for opinion by PACE
25
Nov
2021
SERBIA – Urgent Opinion issued
09
Nov
2021
SERBIA – Urgent Opinion issued
03
Nov
2021
Serbia – Request for opinion
21
Oct
2021
SERBIA – forthcoming Urgent Opinion on the revised draft law on the referendum and the people’s Initiative - Online-meetings
19
Oct
2021
SERBIA – Request for urgent opinion
24
Sep
2021
SERBIA – urgent opinion issued
03
Sep
2021
SERBIA – forthcoming opinion – virtual country visit
02
Aug
2021
SERBIA - Request for opinion
20
Jul
2021
SERBIA – Constitutional reform, online meeting with the Working Group of the National Assembly
11
Feb
2021
Request for opinion – PACE/SERBIA
13
Apr
2018
Request for opinion – Republic of Serbia
10-11
Jan
2018
Serbia - Assistance to the Ministry of Justice for the constitutional amendments in the field of the judiciary
28-30
Nov
2017
Serbia - Assistance to the Ministry of Justice for the constitutional reform in the field of the judiciary
31-03
Mar-Apr
2017
Serbia - Presidential election - Legal assistance to the observation mission of the PACE
22-25
Apr
2016
Serbia - Early parliamentary elections - Legal assistance to PACE
28
Aug
2014
Request for opinion – Serbia
28-29
Aug
2014
Serbia – forthcoming opinions – visit to the country
26
Jun
2014
Serbia – request for opinion
17
Oct
2013
Serbia – 50th anniversary of the Constitutional Court
31-01
Jan-Feb
2013
Serbia - forthcoming opinions on judiciary - country visit
04
Dec
2012
Request for opinion - Serbia
04
May
2012
International Association of Constitutional Law (IACL) - Round Table
03-07
May
2012
Serbia - Parliamentary, presidential and regional elections - Legal assistance to the observation mission of the Parliamentary Assembly
29
Nov
2011
Serbia - Constitutional Justice
16-17
Nov
2009
Visit to Kosovo - opinion on "Mechanisms to review the compatibility with human rights standards of acts by UNMIK and EULEX in Kosovo"
02
Jun
2009
Serbia - Constitutional Justice
10-12
May
2008
Serbia - Electoral issues
18-19
Mar
2008
Serbia - Expert meeting on basic legislation concerning local self-government
24 April 2026
Serbia – Request for a follow-up opinion
Serbia
24 April 2026
Serbia – Request for an urgent opinion
Serbia
24 April 2026
Serbia – Urgent Opinion issued
Serbia
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