The Venice Commission is expected to adopt the opinion on Armenia on three questions in the context of constitutional amendments concerning the judges of the constitutional court and Amicus curiae brief for the Constitutional Court of Armenia relating to Article 300.1 of the Criminal Code.

Given continued concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bureau of the Venice Commission decided not to hold a session in Venice but to adopt the draft opinions on the agenda of the 123rd plenary session by means of a written procedure on 18-19 June.

Thus, the Commission will also adopt the opinions through such written procedure:

Albania – Opinion on the Law no 97/2013 on Audio-visual Media Service and Opinion on the appointment of members of the Constitutional Court.

Armenia – Opinion on three questions in the context of constitutional amendments concerning the judges of the constitutional court and Amicus curiae brief for the Constitutional Court of Armenia relating to Article 300.1 of the Criminal Code

Kosovo – Opinion on some issues with respect to the Draft Criminal Procedure Code

Latvia – Opinion on the recent amendments to the legislation on education in minority languages

Malta – Opinion on the legislative changes proposed by the Government to implement recommendations of the 2018 Opinion of the Commission

Russian Federation – Opinion on the draft Amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation relating to the execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

Turkey – Opinion on the replacement of elected candidates and mayors

The Commission will also take note of the report on “Respect for Democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law during states of emergency - Reflections”.

It will further be informed in writing on the follow-up to previous opinions and on current developments.