The European Commission for Democracy through Law (“Venice Commission”) is expected to adopt an opinion on amendments to the Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code in Romania. It is also expected to endorse a preliminary opinion issued in July on draft amendments to Romanian laws on the statute of judges and prosecutors, judicial organization and the Superior Council for Magistracy. The legal experts will hold an exchange of views with Florin Iordache, Chair of the Joint Special Parliamentary Commission for amending the Judicial Laws. Opinions are also to be adopted on the draft Law on the Legislative initiative of Citizens in Albania, a law of the Republic of Moldova on preventing and combating terrorism, and amending legislation to the Law on the Judicial Council and the Law on Courts in the “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”. Opinions on the organic Law on the organisation of political parties and their financing in Tunisia and the draft Election Code of Uzbekistan are also on the agenda. Ararat Mirzoyan, First Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia, will inform the Commission on the government’s plans with regard to announced early parliamentary elections and co-operation with the Venice Commission.
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