[Opinion] A Quality Conclusion From the Venice Commission

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When a proposal for a referendum on the continuation of negotiations with the European Union was debated in the Althingi, an idea was put forward by Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir to request the opinion of the Council of Europe's Venice Commission on the proposal.

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A referendum on the continuation of accession negotiations with the European Union and the questions on which it is based meet international standards in the opinion of the Venice Commission, provided that voters are provided with reliable and detailed information in the run-up to the vote. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Althing referred the content and questions of the referendum to the Venice Commission, which is an advisory body of expe…