Suchocka becomes honorary chairman of Venice Commission

Polish lawyer and former first vice-president of the European Council's Venice Commission Hanna Suchocka has been nominated as an honorary chairman of the body. The information was announced on Friday, ahead  of the 107th plenary session of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe. Suchocka was a member of the Venice Commission between 1991 and April 2016, when Poland decided not to prolong her term.