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1248/2025
Spain - Opinion on the manner of election of the judicial members of the General Council of the Judiciary
1167/2023
Spain - Opinion on the rule of law requirements of amnesties, with particular reference to the parliamentary bill of Spain “on the organic law on amnesty for the institutional, political and social normalisation of Catalonia”
0827/2015
Amendments to the Institutional Law on the Constitutional Court of Spain
0826/2015
Spain - Opinion on the Citizens’ security law
News
28-30
Oct
2025
“The Human Rights of Future Generations”- 6th Congress of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice (WCCJ)
Madrid, Spain
13
Oct
2025
Spain – Opinion just published
Strasbourg
15-16
Sep
2025
Spain – Forthcoming opinion – Country visit
Madrid, Spain
19
Aug
2025
Spain - Request for an opinion
Spain
28-29
Nov
2024
International seminar: “PRIVATE POWERS AND THE RULE OF LAW”
Madrid
17
Oct
2024
Rule of Law Conference and Judicial Independence in Europe
Barcelona
30
May
2024
Report on Bicameralism presentation
Madrid
18
Apr
2024
European Parliament - Spain – Amnesty law
Brussels
07-09
Feb
2024
SPAIN - Forthcoming opinion - country visit
Madrid
03
Nov
2023
THE STABILITY OF ELECTORAL LAW - 4th Scientific Electoral Experts Debates
Barcelona
26
Sep
2023
Spain makes a voluntary contribution to the Venice Commission
Strasbourg
14-15
Sep
2023
“CONSTITUTIONS AND WAR” - International seminar
Madrid
10-12
May
2023
“CYBERSECURITY AND ELECTIONS: Guarantees against information disorders in the digital arena - Democracy, rights and elections” - IIIrd International Conference
Madrid
18
Jan
2023
Spain makes a voluntary contribution
Strasbourg
28
Sep
2022
“Rule of Law, Democracy and Globalization” - A joint initiative to promote the knowledge of the Venice Commission in the Spanish speaking world
04-05
Jul
2022
Bicameralism: Models, evolution and current challenges of a “controversial institution” - international seminar
13
Apr
2021
"The Venice Commission and Spain: a shared heritage" – online seminar
12
Feb
2021
SPAIN – meeting with the Centre for Constitutional and Political Studies of the Kingdom of Spain (CEPC)
29
Jan
2021
Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales – Memorandum of Understanding
16-17
Sep
2019
Cybersecurity and electoral justice - International conference
06
Jun
2017
Spain, Catalonia
25
Apr
2016
Spain – forthcoming opinion - country visit
14
Apr
2016
Spain - Seminar on political parties and referendums
09
Oct
2015
PACE – Request for opinion on legislation of Spain
29
Sep
2013
Spain - Forum on "The future of democracy in Europe"
16-19
May
2012
Ibero-American Conference of Constitutional Justice
24-25
Apr
2009
Electoral issues - Conference of the Spanish Presidency of the Committee of Ministers
15-17
Oct
2008
Council of Europe Forum for the future of Democracy
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