“ODIHR’s commendable work bringing together different organizations and bodies, including representatives of the European judiciary, in intense and productive roundtables and providing high quality technical expertise in meticulous legal opinions are concrete examples of the Office’s devotion to its crucial mandate to promote the principles of democracy and rule of law. I am a privileged witness of the considerable impact of their labour.” — José Igreja Matos, President of the European Judges Association (EAJ) and Vice-President of the International Judges Association (IAJ) ODIHR 2019 17