Although it has a significant impact on the decision-making process of the Romanian state authorities, in Romania the lobbying activity is, more than often, regulated by vague, unclear, disparate or incoherent legal provisions. At the political level, it is necessary to take a decision on the regulation of the field of interest representation, either by adopting the looser European regulatory model or the clear and rigorous North American one....

The article addresses the issue of respect for the right to privacy, the protection of personal data and the right to information, especially in the context of particular situations, such as the coronavirus pandemic. Considering the European regulations in the field (Regulation no. 679/2016, the European Convention on Human Rights, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union), national legislation, as well as the case law of the C...