Back Venice Commission provides important opinion on amendments in the Constitution and Electoral Code in Albania, under Expertise Co-ordination Mechanism

Venice Commission provides important opinion on amendments in the Constitution and Electoral Code in Albania, under Expertise Co-ordination Mechanism

The European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) and the OSCE Office for Democratic institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) issued a joint opinion about the adoption of the amendments to Albania’s Constitution of 30 July 2020 and to the country’s Electoral Code of 5 October 2020.

The opinion, prepared under the Expertise Co-ordination Mechanism (ECM),  which is a part of the joint European Union/Council of Europe programme "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022“, expresses concern about the hasty adoption of the amendments to Albania’s Constitution of 30 July 2020 and to the country’s Electoral Code of 5 October 2020, as well as the lack of wide consultations providing adequate timeframe among political stakeholders and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

The opinion, requested by Albanian President Ilir Meta and prepared after extensive online consultations with a wide range of political figures and NGOs, is solely focused on the conformity of the amendments with international standards and, thus, should not be considered as a comprehensive review of the country’s electoral framework. The Venice Commission and ODIHR stand ready to assist the Albanian authorities, especially to facilitate implementation of the revised Electoral Code.

In its opinion, the Venice Commission and ODIHR urge the Albanian political forces to ensure the "normal democratic functioning of the institutions" and once again stress the need for restoring the work of the Constitutional Court.

The opinion was prepared under the Expertise Co-ordination Mechanism in the framework of the European Union/Council of Europe joint programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022”, implemented by the Council of Europe.

Albania 12 December 2020
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Šta je Mehanizam za koordinaciju ekspertiza?

Mehanizam za koordinaciju ekspertiza služi za pružanje zakonodavne ekspertize i savjetodavnih mišljenja u okviru sistema Vijeća Evrope, o javnim politikama u oblastima osnaživanja pravde, suzbijanja privrednog kriminala, borbe protiv diskriminacije i promovisanja i zaštite slobode izražavanja i slobode medija, te ustavnim pitanjima koja spadaju u mandat Evropske komisije za demokratiju putem zakona (poznate kao Venecijanska komisija). Ovakva ekspertiza se pruža uz potpuno uvažavanje nezavisnosti i funkcionalnih specifičnosti mehanizama praćenja Vijeća Evrope i pruža ključnu podršku procesima pridruživanja EU.

Ukoliko se neki od projekata u okviru programa Horizontal Facility bavi temom pod kojom postoji potreba za ekspertizom, zahtjev za ekspertsko mišljenje se može obezbijediti direktno kroz projekat.

 

Ko može da podnese zahtjev za dobijanje stručnog mišljenja u sklopu Mehanizma za koordinaciju ekspertiza?

Ministri/ministarke (i drugi članovi/članice vlade), predsjednik/predsjednica parlamenta, šefovi ili šefice parlamentarnih komiteta, institucije ombudsmana ili nezavisne državne institucije Albanije, Bosne i Hercegovine, Kosova*, Crne Gore, Severne Makedonije, Srbije i Turske, mogu da podnesu zahtjev za stručno mišljenje u sklopu Mehanizma za koordinaciju ekspertiza.

Osim toga, kada je riječ o pitanjima koja spadaju u oblast nadležnosti Venecijanske komisije, zahtjev za pružanje pomoći u okviru Mehanizma takođe mogu da podnesu i Evropska unija, kao i organi Vijeća Evrope (npr. generalni sekretar, Komitet ministara, Parlamentarna skupština i Kongres lokalnih i regionalnih vlasti).

Pored toga, ustavni sudovi korisnica programa mogu podnijeti zahtjeve za izdavanje amicus curiae uputstava Venecijanske komisije.

*Ovaj naziv je bez prejudiciranja statusa, i u skladu je sa Rezolucijom Savjeta bezbjednosti Ujedinjenih nacija 1244 i mišljenjem Međunarodnog suda pravde o Deklaraciji o nezavisnosti Kosova.