Назад 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.

 

Horizontal Facility III

The joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye” (Horizontal Facility III) is a co-operation initiative, running from 2023 until 2026.

The programme covers actions in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Türkiye. It enables the Beneficiaries to meet their reform agendas in the fields of human rights, rule of law and democracy and to comply with European standards, which is also a priority for the EU enlargement process.

The third phase of the programme is worth €41 million (85% funded by the European Union, 15% by the Council of Europe).

*Овај назив је без прејудицирања статуса и у складу је са Резолуцијом Савета безбедности Уједињених нација 1244 и Мишљењем Међународног суда правде о Декларацији о независности Косова.