The head of the Venice Commission tried to convince Ukraine to take the amendments in the Constitution until the autumn
According to the comments of the President of the Venice Commission Gianni Buquicchio, Ukraine should adopt a key specification in the Constitution relating to decentralization and judicial system, before the fall in the country's regional elections. "It is important that the first amendment, the most concerning decentralization and the judiciary were adopted in the first reading before the summer holidays. In order to be fully accepted in the 2nd reading in September-October. This is one of the obligations laid down in the 2nd Minsk agreement, "he said, Buquicchio RIA" Novosti ". He showed that these amendments must be made before the regional elections in Ukraine, So that citizens know what the local authorities will be, what will they have the mandate and purpose. In addition, the Constitution must also be spelled out a special item on the Lugansk and Donetsk regions. Among other areas in which you need to make additional refinements to the Constitution of Ukraine, the head of the Venice Commission called the abolition of the functions of the Prosecutor General oversight and redress the imbalance between the public authorities - the President, Prime Minister and Parliament - which is not conducive to effective management of the country. In addition, it is necessary to adopt the law on freedom of Assembly, " but we realize that in this position of the law is the opportunity to be Among the main priorities of Ukraine ". Remember, March 3, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree on the establishment of the constitutional Commission. According to the head of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Groisman, Kiev authorities have plans to finish changing the Constitution by September 2015. February 22, DND authorized at the talks in Minsk Denis Putilin said that Minsk consensus include coordination of Kiev all changes to the Constitution of Ukraine with DND and LNR. February 14, stated that DND and LNR made an offer to the Kyiv list of changes to the Constitution of Ukraine. on 12 February, the President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin said that in the nearly 16-hour negotiations was signed Document of the contact group on measures aimed at the implementation of the Minsk agreements. The document envisages a ceasefire in the Donbass 00. 00 local time fifteen February, the withdrawal of all heavy weapons on both sides of the conflict " at equal distances width of at least 50 miles between them "