Natrag Venice Commission provides legal opinions for the authorities in Montenegro and North Macedonia

Venice 19 June 2025
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Venice Commission provides legal opinions for the authorities in Montenegro and North Macedonia

The Expertise Co-ordination Mechanism (ECM), a system established under the joint European Union and Council of Europe Horizontal Facility III programme, continues to provide important legislative expertise and policy advice for the beneficiaries in the Western Balkans.

At its 143rd Plenary Session, held online on 13-14 June 2025, the European Commission for Democracy through Law of the Council of Europe (Venice Commission) adopted the following opinions under the ECM:

  •  Montenegro - Opinion on some questions relating to the procedure of early termination of the mandate of Constitutional Court judges due to age limits (CDL-AD(2025)029);
  • Montenegro - Follow-up Opinion to the Opinion on the draft law on the Government (CDL-AD(2025)030);
  • North Macedonia – Opinion on the draft law on the Judicial Council (CDL-AD(2025)026).

The Expertise Co-ordination Mechanism (ECM) is a tool for provision of legislative expertise and policy advice by the Council of Europe in response to specific requests. It is part of the Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye, financed by European Union and Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

 

Rad u ovom tematskom području usredotočen je na zatvore i policiju (uključujući ljudska prava u policijskom radu, zdravstvenu skrb u zatvorima i zaštitu od mučenja i zlostavljanja), standarde ljudskih prava u pravosuđu (usmjerenost na poboljšanje primjene sudske prakse Europskog suda za ljudska prava), migracijska pitanja, učinkovitost pravosudnih sustava (s fokusom na analizu pravosudnih statistika radi optimizacije sudske uprave) i/ili pravnu suradnju (koja je usredotočena na povećanje individualne neovisnosti sudaca i tužitelja i odgovornosti pravosudnog sustava).

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* Ova oznaka ne prejudicira stavove o statusu i ista je u skladu s Rezolucijom Vijeća sigurnosti UN-a 1244 i Mišljenjem Međunarodnog suda pravde o Deklaraciji o neovisnosti Kosova.