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Most of the interlocutors interviewed in Chişinău considered the current donation ceilings – which are ten times higher than those set out in the 2012 draft amendments – to be excessively high and to constitute one of the main deficiencies of the current party funding regime. They argued that significantly lower ceilings would decrease parties’ heavy dependence on wealthy donors and businesses and further the principle of equal opportunity for smaller parties. The Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR delegation was not provided any explanation that would justify the considerable increase of donation ceilings as compared to the 2012 draft amendments. The recommendation to (further) reduce annual ceilings for private donations to political parties, as proposed by the 2012 draft amendments and in light of Moldova’s current social and economic situation, is therefore reiterated.