
Georgia
Council of Europe’s Venice Commission recommends repeal of several restrictive Georgian laws
Georgian Dream and its allies responded to the recommendations with criticism.

Georgian Dream and its allies responded to the recommendations with criticism.

The head of the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission has criticised Georgian authorities during a visit to Tbilisi, after Parliament voted to adopt constitutional amendments in their initial hearings despite objections from opposition parties. Gianni Buquicchio, who heads the advisory body of independent constitutional experts, told journalists on 29 June that he was disappointed, as the political process surrounding the constitutional changes was at a ‘dead end’. Education Minister and