Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck , President of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR), spoke of the challenges the parties face: "The ELDR is about to start a recruitment campaign as the momentum for encouraging people to become members of a political party is not as strong as it was until some time ago."
Visi zina, ka tas ir absurds un noved pie "radošas" grāmatvedības; tas spiež partijām izdomāt atskaites, un tajā piedalās visi," kritizēja Edrjū Dafs (ALDE, Lielbritānija).