Thorbjorn Jagland / Photo from UNIAN
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland welcomed amendments to the Ukrainian Constitution concerning the judiciary adopted by the country’s Constitutional Commission on Friday.
“This is an important step in Ukraine’s reform process. I hope it can be adopted by Parliament soon. It is the result of the good co-operation between Ukraine and the Council of Europe and its three representatives in the Constitutional Commission of Ukraine”, he said, according to the Council of Europe’s press service.
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