No substantial changes by Venice Commission’s recommendations on deoligarchisation bill, assessments will be taken into account - ruling party head
In his interview with the Public Broadcaster, Kobakhidze noted the Commission’s assessments of the draft laws [related to one of the European Union conditions for granting Georgia the membership candidate status] would be taken into account. Photo via Georgian Dream press office
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Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Saturday said Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili had received the recommendations from the Council of Europe's Venice Commission on the deoligarchisation bill and judicial reform, which did not include any “substantial changes” to the draft law.
In his interview with the Public Broadcaster, Kobakhidze noted the Commission’s assessments of the draft laws [related to one of the European Union conditions for granting Georgia the membership candidate status] would be taken into account.
Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova sent “absolutely identical” draft laws to the Commission and the recommendations have also been “identical”, the GD official said, adding the notes on the bill were of a “technical” nature, which would be approved by the Parliament shortly.
The Venice Commission’s recommendations will be officially published on Monday, the Public Broadcaster said.
Georgian parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday said the majority of the European Union conditions for granting Georgia the membership candidate status would be fulfilled by the end of December and noted that the implementation of the rest depended on the assessments of the Council of Europe's Venice Commission and the constructive cooperation of the opposition.
Kakha Kaladze, the mayor of Tbilisi and the secretary general of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said the Georgian government would “do everything” to ensure implementation of European Union conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status.
Mamuka Mdinaradze, the executive secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday said the ruling team had decided to forward the domestic bill on deoligarchisation for comments to the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission.
Anri Okhanashvili, the chair of the Georgian parliament's legal affairs committee, on Tuesday said the Georgian parliament expected an assessment from the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission on the deoligarchisation bill that “is consistent with the principles of the rule of law and the European legal framework”.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Sunday highlighted the status of Georgia’s European course being enshrined in the constitution, noting it was “not subject to any revision”.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Tuesday said the opinion of the Council of Europe's Venice Commission on the deoligarchisation bill confirmed that Georgian law was identical to the Ukrainian one.