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KOSOVO - Kosovo - Opinion on the “draft law on amending and supplementing the Law no. 03/l-174 on the Financing of Political Entities (Amended and Supplemented by the Law no. 04/l-058 and the Law no. 04/l-122) and the Law no. 003/l-073 on General Elections

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Paragraph 30

Against this background, it is commendable that the draft law separates the publication of audit reports (draft Article 19, paragraph 15 of the LFPE) and that of political entities’ reports (draft Article 19/A of the LFPE, see further below). That said, it would be preferable to oblige not only political entities but also the Office to publish the financial reports (independently from the audit reports). Moreover, the wording of draft paragraph 15 seems to imply that only audit reports on annual financial reports are to be published, but not those on campaign financing reports; this is unsatisfactory, bearing in mind that information on campaign financing is particularly relevant to the public. Both aforementioned shortcomings are apparently addressed by the draft amendments to the LGE (draft Article 11, paragraph 11.6); for the sake of consistence and clarity, this should also be reflected in the LFPE.