Venice Commission conclusions to revise the Law on Languages Advancing Use of Albanian Language have ignited the political scene and have sparked debates in North Macedonia. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev urges that the recommendations of Venice be respected and that he warns against revising the law. “Since we have also debated the adoption of the […]
The Council of Europe has confirmed that the Macedonian Government requested an opinion from the Venice Commission over the Law on the Use of Languages without providing further comment. The Venice Commission Secretariat has confirmed they received the law but refrain from comments prior to its review by their experts and drafting of the opinion. […]
Despite the opposite announcements by Deputy Prime Minister Bujar Osmani, the government decided to send the entire Law on Languages to the Venice Commission. The opinion of the advisory body of the Council of Europe regarding the constitutionality of the law is sent to the two members that are not part of the adopted decision: […]
Minister of Justice Renata Deskoska met with a four-member delegation from the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission on Monday to discuss reform processes carried out by the Ministry of Justice to integrate Macedonia into the EU. The Venice Commission delegation is paying a working visit to the country to evaluate the changes made within the […]
