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At today’s session, the Government approved the request for an urgent opinion from the Venice Commission regarding the proposed model for the judicial examination. This step aims to secure an independent international expert assessment on the alignment of the proposed solution with the Constitution, international legal instruments, and European standards, on an issue that has riled up Albanian politics in Macedonia.
As announced by the Ministry of Justice, the process will include meetings between the Venice Commission rapporteurs and representatives from relevant institutions, parliamentary political parties, the deans of the five law faculties, and representatives of student organizations. Practical demonstrations of the written component of the exam are planned to take place at the Court of Appeals in Skopje, while the oral component will be demonstrated at the Ministry of Justice.
The Ministry of Justice emphasizes that the proposed model establishes a unified examination system with equal conditions and identical professional criteria for all candidates, eliminating the need for separate exams or varying standards. The Venice Commission is an advisory body to the Council of Europe, comprising 61 member states. Its opinion is intended to provide an independent international expert perspective on the proposed legal solution.
The Government notes that its commitment is to ensure that laws are grounded in the Constitution, the rule of law, and European standards, and that legislative solutions are derived from legal arguments and professional analysis, the statement adds.