During their discussions with various interlocutors in Chişinău, the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR delegation gained the impression that those concerns are still highly relevant in the present situation, despite the legal reforms already undertaken. Repeatedly, interlocutors referred to a considerable discrepancy between law and practice. The delegation noted with interest that several further draft amendments regarding party and campaign funding had in recent years been submitted to Parliament by opposition parties; that the CEC considered reforms in this area as a continuous process and had established a working group with participation of representatives of civil society and central authorities to discuss further possible improvements; and that the authorities met with during the visit declared their readiness to further amend the rules, as necessary. At the same time, some particular questions remain contested among the different political parties, inter alia, the level of donation ceilings, the prohibition of funding from revenues obtained outside the country and measures to strengthen the supervisory mechanism.