A delegation of the Venice Commission is scheduled to visit Hungary next week to review laws on the legal standing of judges and their pay scale, the structure and management of the courts as well as the church law, a spokesman of the organisation told MTI on Tuesday.
The Venice Commission will form its position at the request of the Hungarian authorities, and is scheduled to finalise it at a meeting in mid-March, it said.
The delegation will consist of the commission’s secretary Thomas Markert, members Jan Velaers from Belgium, Vojin Dimitrijevic from Serbia, Christoph Grabenwarter from Austria, Hanna Suchocka from Poland, Wolfgang Hoffmann-Riem from Germany, head of the constitutional department Schnutz Durr and legal advisor to the department on basic rights and democratic institutions Caroline Martin.
The commission will also examine some other Hungarian laws, the spokesman said.
In a letter addressed to Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi in January, Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland suggested requesting that the Venice Commission provide opinions on laws relevant for the judiciary’s independence, religious freedom and elections to parliament. He also suggested that Hungary should request the expertise of the Council of Europe on the media law.
Martonyi said in response that Hungary would be ready to consult with the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission on recent legislation.
Wow! A whole bunch of Evil doers are coming to town!
On the explicit request of Fidesz, yes