PACE President asks Venice Commission for an opinion on Georgia’s draft law on Transparency of Foreign Influence
Public Radio of Armenia - 2024-04-16T15:07:58.000Z

The President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), Theodoros Rousopoulos, yesterday requested the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) for an urgent opinion on the compliance with Council of Europe standards of the Georgian draft law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, as being discussed by the Georgian Parliament. Earlier this month, on 4 …

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