129TH PLENARY SESSION OF THE VENICE COMMISSION

On December 10-11, 2021, a delegation of Kazakhstan consisting of a member of the Venice Commission from the Republic of Kazakhstan, Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights under the President of the Republic Igor Rogov and Deputy member of the Venice Commission - member of the Constitutional Council Unzila Shapak participated online in the 129th plenary session of the European Commission for Democracy through the Law of the Council of Europe (Venice Commission).

The Venice Commission at the plenary session elected a new President of the Commission, who became Claire Bazy-Malaurie.

In addition, the European body discussed and adopted a number of conclusions on: draft laws on the reform of the judicial system of Cyprus; the issue of compatibility with international human rights standards of the Hungarian Law amending certain acts on the protection of children; draft amendments to the law on the Council of the Prosecutor's Office of Kosovo; ratification by Moldova of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention); draft Law on the Commissioner for Human Rights of Kazakhstan and other legal acts.

Following the results of the plenary session, the Commission approved the schedule of plenary sessions for 2022.