Georgian Parliament Speaker asks Venice Commission President for legal opinions about several documents on EU priorities fulfilment
The letter to the President of the Commission also said that the Georgian side “greatly appreciated” the “helpful” cooperation with the body in this process and emphasised the European Commission as the country’s partner “along the road”. Photo via Parliament of Georgia
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Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Saturday said he had addressed Claire Bazy Malaurie, the President of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, with a request for legal opinions on several documents aimed at fulfilling the European Union’s priorities for Georgia to receive its membership candidate status.
Papuashvili said Georgia “has been implementing the EU recommendations since July 2022, following the European Council’s decision to grant Georgia a European perspective” and noted Georgia’s institutions, led by the Parliament, “made significant progress in adopting legislative changes and implementing policy reforms that further consolidated democracy and solidified the European agenda”.
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— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) September 23, 2023
As agreed during recent visit of @JosepBorrellF, I’m sending new documents to @VeniceComm, seeking for legal opinions:
✅ Draft Amendments to the Election Code.
✅ Law on the Special Investigation Service.
✅ Provisions on the Personal… pic.twitter.com/JDEfTzpYgi
The letter to the President of the Commission also said that the Georgian side “greatly appreciated” the “helpful” cooperation with the body in this process and emphasised the European Commission as the country’s partner “along the road”.
The recent visit of Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the EU to Georgia, together with the high officials from the European Commission, has been also highlighted by Papuashvili as “instrumental in making additional steps until the Commission's much-awaited decision in October 2023”.
The Parliament Speaker sent the following documents to the Venice Commission: Draft Amendments to the Election Code, Law on the Special Investigation Service, Provisions on the Personal Data Protection Service, Provisions on the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Draft Amendments to the Organic Law on Common Courts, Action Plan for Avoiding the Excessive Influence of Vested Interests in Economic, Political and Public Life in Georgia.