On Monday 24 July, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn said that the electoral reform adopted on 20 July could have consequences on disbursement of the EU's macro-financial assistance, which is conditional upon respect of the rule of law (see EUROPE 11822).
"We are going to look into concrete decisions, how far recommendations by the Venice Commission have been taken on board, what this means for what the Venice Commission has stipulated as a concern to guarantee...