Article 27 — Prohibition of funding

1. Notwithstanding Article 26(1), the funding of European political parties from the general budget of the Union or from any other source shall not be used for the direct or indirect funding of other political parties, and in particular national parties or candidates. Those national political parties and candidates shall continue to be governed by national rules. 2. The funding of European political foundations from the general budget of the Union or from any other source shall not be used for any other purpose than for financing their tasks as listed in Article 2, point (6), and to meet expenditure directly linked to the objectives set out in their statutes in accordance with Article 6. It shall in particular not be used for the direct or indirect funding of elections, political parties, or candidates or other foundations. The prohibition laid down in the first subparagraph shall not prevent European political foundations from providing capacity building to support the formation of future political leaders in the Union or training to persons up to the date on which they become a candidate in accordance with national rules or up to the date of their nomination in the national party, whichever is earlier. 3. The funding of European political parties and European political foundations from the general budget of the Union or from any other source shall not be used to finance referendum campaigns.