The rapporteurs were informed that the EU and other international organisations as well as civil society had been working towards such a reform for years. The authorities are to be commended for the current initiative and for the inclusive law-making process which involved a broad range of national agencies, international organisations and civil society and took into account many of their comments and suggestions. That said, representatives of major opposition parties interviewed by the rapporteurs indicated that their parties had not been duly involved and had not even seen the draft law or the preceding Concept document. This is all the more disturbing in such a politically sensitive area which concerns, first and foremost, political parties themselves. The rapporteurs also noted a lack of awareness of the content of the draft law among representatives of majority parties. Generally, they gained the impression that awareness among party officials of the current reform proposals, and of the importance of proper implementation of the political financing regulations, needs to be considerably strengthened. The Venice Commission recommends involving various political parties – including from the opposition – more broadly in the further legislative process.