Most controversial are the provisions on the court’s jurisdiction and competence of the Public Council of International Experts.
Joint efforts are expected to be made to fix the bill’s inconsistencies with the recommendations of the Venice Commission.
The European Union has reiterated the Ukrainian authorities should bring the bill on the High Anti-Corruption Court in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission, according to an UNIAN correspondent in Brussels.
During a meeting between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and President of the Venice Commission Gianni Buquicchio, the parties discussed cooperation of Ukraine with the Venice Commission, the establishment of the Supreme Court, and the creation of the Anti-corruption Court, according to the Ukrainian Presidential Administration press service.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine has offered three options for the implementation of Article 7 of Law "On Education" regarding the language of instruction in Ukrainian educational facilities, which will be spelled out in law "On General Secondary Education."
The European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) has officially published its opinion on provisions of the Law of Ukraine on Education of September 5, 2017, which concern the use of the state language and minority and other languages in education.
Serhiy Holovaty, a Ukrainian member of the European Commission for Democracy through Law, the so-called Venice Commission, was elected vice-president of Organization’s Subcommission on the Rule of Law, as reported by Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, Dmytro Kuleba.
The Venice Commission has called on Ukraine to amend the “language article” of the Ukrainian law on education in relation to Russian language, according to the statement published on the website of the Council of Europe.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine has called “balanced and constructive” the opinion of the Venice Commission regarding the language article of Law "On Education", according to a statement published on the ministry website.
Ukrainian Education Minister Liliia Hrynevych has announced that the Venice Commission will release its conclusions on the Ukrainian language provisions of a new Ukrainian education law tentatively on December 11, according TV Channel 112 Ukraine.
Brussels will continue the dialogue with Kyiv on possible violations of minority rights with Ukraine’s new law on education based on the opinion of the Venice Commission due to be issued in December High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini told reporters following a Monday meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
The European Union insists on the need to create a separate anti-corruption court in Ukraine and is ready to help in selecting judges, according to a letter sent by the EU Delegation to Ukraine in response to the Ukrainian news outlet Europeiska Pravda's request about the EU's position on the anti-corruption court after the Venice Commission published its conclusion.
Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Liliya Hrynevych on Friday discussed with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland the newly-adopted Law "On Education", Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe Dmytro Kuleba tweeted.