This leads to a more general concern: the exact competences and responsibilities of the reformed Office remain unclear. A strict reading of the draft amendments to Article 19 of the LFPE might give the impression that the Office’s role is limited to selecting external auditors, submitting the audit reports to the political entities, publishing them and preparing an annual report. At the same time, the draft amendments to Article 11 of the LGE explicitly entrust the Office with “monitoring and financial control of political entities” and empower it to “carry out oversight on any occasion” (see further below). Government representatives indicated to the rapporteurs that the idea behind the reform was indeed to assign to the Office veritable monitoring functions. This should, however, be more clearly expressed in the law. The Venice Commission recommends further harmonising the relevant provisions of the LFPE and the LGE, making it clear in both acts that the Office has veritable monitoring functions and defining more precisely its competences. It would be advisable to give it the mandate to at least initiate (or even conduct) investigations of possible irregularities in political entities’ finances as well as enhanced powers and obligations for coordination with law enforcement and other relevant bodies.