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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11634

29 September 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 28
EXTERNAL ACTION / Azerbaijan
After referendum, EU urges Baku to take account of international concerns
Brussels, 28/09/2016 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 27 September, the day after a referendum on changing the constitution of Azerbaijan, the EU called on the government in Baku to take account of the Venice Commission’s findings during the process of implementation of the draft constitutional amendments.

In a preliminary report, the Venice Commission criticised the changes, saying that many of them seriously upset the balance of power, granting unprecedented powers to the president.  It also criticised the amendment restricting...

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