In an Urgent Opinion published on Thursday 27 July, the Venice Commission calls on the Polish authorities to repeal - “at their earliest convenience” - the “Law on the State Commission to Investigate Russian Influence on Internal Security in the Republic of Poland between 2007 and 2022”.
While recognising that it is legitimate to wish to counter undue foreign influence, the Council of Europe’s constitutional law experts question the need for this law and, above all, its...