Illegal political financing can be a means of inducing decision-makers to take decisions which might be in the interest of the financer. Member States should consider taking appropriate action against types of illegal political financing in line with the principle of proportionality, and accountability and transparency rules at Union and national level, while fully respecting the fundamental freedoms of the internal market and the electoral rights of the Union citizens. While not regulated by this Directive, Member States could consider criminalising such illegal political financing where it represents a threat to the democracy of the Member States and the Union.
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