65451 Views On 2nd of March 2017, under the auspices of the Constitutional Court of Moldova (CCM) in Chişinău took place the International Conference on the evolution of constitutional control in Europe. The event was attended by 80 international high officials, including presidents and members of over 20 Constitutional Courts, representatives of the General Court of the EU, as well as the President of the Venice Commission, Gianni Buquicchio.
Alexandru Tănase, the President of CCM, in his opening speech underscored that throughout its existence CCM was the key institution in solving the most difficult institutional issues and most pressing institutional conflicts.
Constitutional Courts are called to implement the complicated mission of limiting abusive political will, no matter what is the source. In this regard, "the independence of Constitutional Courts is a crucial element on which depends the functionality or even the survival of democracy and political pluralism," stated the President of CCM.
Gianni Buquicchio, the President of the Venice Commission, in his speech mentioned that in a state governed by the rule of law, the judgments of the Constitutional Court must be implemented and not be made the subject of a vote, whether in parliament or by the people. In this regard, the Venice Commission strives to help constitutional courts that come under undue pressure.
Andrian Candu, the Speaker of Parliament, stated that the independence of constitutional courts must be protected from any political interference and that the rulings of constitutional courts have to be treated with respect. According to the Speaker, "using the Constitution for political or group interests is tempting for some, but I would like to assure you that an analysis of the caselaw of the Constitutional Court of Moldova proves that this is not possible. And this is a reason for joy."
The Speaker also underlined that by the acts it delivers, CCM is an European institution and invited the attending constitutional courts to support the candidature of CCM for the Presidency of the 18th Conference of European Constitutional Courts.
This event is carried out by CCM in the period of 2-3 March 2017, in cooperation with the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, within the CoE and EU Programatic Cooperation Framework for Eastern Partnership Countries and with the support of the EU Project "Support for the Constitutional Court of Moldova."