I. FIGHTING CORUPTION A. Anti-corruption policies, independence and efficiency of institutions 1. To reset the anti-corruption institutional system by excluding conflicts of jurisdiction, improve cooperation and timing of efficient reforms in the public authorities empowered with skills to prevent and combat corruption, criminally investigate, supervise and enforce the regulatory framework in this respect. 2. To clearly delimitate powers as to fight high-level corruption cases and capacities of public authorities as to prevent, fight, criminally investigate, supervise and enforce the regulatory framework to this effect. To ensure the functional independence of these institutions in line with the requirements of the Association Agreement with the European Union. 3. To remove formal impediments for a successful investigation of corruption acts by involving the expertise of the Council of Europe. 4. To diminish immunity regime for persons holding public dignity positions and persons with special statute in the framework of criminal and contraventions proceedings. 5. To assess the implementation of the National Anticorruption Strategy for 2011-2015, to expand its implementation schedule by one year and to adopt new anticorruption strategy for 2016-2019, under the provisions of this Programme. B. Fighting political corruption 1. To implement the mechanism of financing political parties and electoral campaigns, after additional consultations with European experts and civil society, including a view of enhancing the mechanism for not allowing in any form funding from abroad and the legal regulation of procedures for collecting and reporting party membership fees. 2. To develop a mechanism for uniform implementation of the formula determining the ceiling on funds that can be transferred to the electoral fund of competitor, and to establish the legal liability for withholding or exceeding the expenditure ceiling. 3. To adopt by competent bodies the methodological standards of specialised institutions (tax authority, legal bodies etc.) on the manner and procedures to check reports on revenues and expenditures of political parties, including during elections, mirror and report costs. 7