On 20 February Foreign Minister János Martonyi consulted with the delegation of the Venice Commission. In their conversation the parties discussed the legislative intent and background behind the cardinal laws regulating churches and courts, and exchanged views on the legal and professional concerns as well as on the critical comments concerning these laws.

On 20-21 February the delegation of the Venice Commission composed of independent experts on constitutional law participates in discussions in Budapest about the laws on the legal status and remuneration of judges, on the structure and administration of courts, and on the churches. The Venice Commission is expected to have issued its opinion on the above-mentioned laws by the middle of March.

(kormany.hu)