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Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Changes to the Electoral Code of the Republic of Moldova
Publishing date: 13 June 2016
Amendments to the Electoral Code have been made necessary by the 4 March 2016 decision of the Constitutional Court. This decision declared unconstitutional the procedure of election of the President of Moldova by 3/5 of the Members of Parliament, as well as the related rules and laws. It also revived the constitutional provisions on the direct election of the President of the Republic, to be found in Articles 78 (1, 3, 4), 85 and 89 of the Constitution, in force until the adoption of the Law no. 1115—XIV of 5 July 2000, and the corresponding Electoral Code provisions for the election of the President by direct, secret and free vote of the citizens that were repealed by the above law. This decision was consulted in English, directly on the Constitutional Court’s website. All references to the original complaint (48b/2015) and the ruling by the Constitutional Court (Judgment No. 7 of 04.03.2016) are based on the translated documents. On 1 April 2016, the parliament of Moldova voted to hold the presidential election on 30 October 2016.
Joint Opinion on the Draft Electoral Code of Armenia as of 18 April 2016
Publishing date: 13 June 2016
This joint opinion follows the reform of the Constitution, which was subject to two opinions of the Venice Commission in 2015. The new Constitution entered into force after being endorsed by voters in a referendum on 6 December 2015. According to its Article 210, a new Electoral Code has to enter into force by 1 June 2016.
Statement by the Dutch EU Presidency on the situation in and around Ukraine
Publishing date: 27 January 2016
809th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation
Presentation by the Delegation of Ukraine on the situation in and around Ukraine
Publishing date: 27 January 2016
809th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation
Statement by the Delegation of Ukraine on the situation in and around Ukraine
Publishing date: 27 January 2016
809th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation
Statement by the Dutch EU Presidency in response to the presentations by Major General M. Wijnen and by by Colonel (GS) A. Desfossés
Publishing date: 27 January 2016
809th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation
Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office
Publishing date: 3 March 2016
Collections: 1091st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council, OSCE German Chairmanship 2016: Permanent Council reports on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office
1091st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Statement by the Delegation of France in response to the update by Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk and to the address by the Co-Chairmen of the Minsk by the Co-Chairmen of the Minsk Group
Publishing date: 5 April 2016
Statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation in response to the update by Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk and to the address by the Co-Chairmen of the Minsk by the Co-Chairmen of the Minsk Group
Publishing date: 5 April 2016