1. Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to political parties?
Monaco
This earlier compliance report also stated that the reform did not address the general funding of political parties and that the authorities had drawn attention to certain particularities of Monegasque politics which weakened the influence of political parties. The latter reportedly had no significant permanent structures and had only scant funding needs apart from when campaigns were in progress."Source: GRECO, Recommendation #23, adopted at its 78th Plenary Meeting, 4-8 December 2017
(…) beyond the fact that the financing of political parties is still not regulated outside the electoral context – Monaco has still not adopted rules fully satisfactory in terms of financial support.( ...) Source: GRECO, Recommendation #36, adopted at its 78th Plenary Meeting, 4-8 December 2017
(...)However, there is still a significant gap as the funding of political parties themselves remains unregulated. Because of the logic of "communicating vessels" between political parties and elections, a coherent legislative framework should also address the financing of parties in normal times, outside the context of elections campaigns. Moreover, the activity of political parties is not limited to competition in elections, but also involves legislative activity, among others Source: GRECO, Conclusions; # 54, adopted at its 78th Plenary Meeting, 4-8 December 2017
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