Progress towards implementing the Whistleblowing Directive – an opportunity to ensure that people can expose abuses safely

The European Data Protection Board has recently proposed for public consultation the Guidelines on the use of facial recognition technology in law enforcement.

To prevent infringement of copyright in the digital environment, Romanian authorities have recently amended Law no. 8/1996 on copyright and related rights.

The European Commission has taken significative steps towards finalizing two major pieces of legislation: the “Digital Markets Act” (DMA) and the “Digital Services Act” (DSA). This reform of rules is a package intended to protect online consumers better and lead to fairer and more open digital markets.

Migratory pressure determines new rules intended to facilitate a more rapid access for Ukrainian citizens to the Romanian labor market.

The new act aims at resolving disputes related to the fiscal regime for transnational daily allowances granted to employees.

Romania has transposed the Digital Content Directive into national legislation.

A new Government decision has been recently adopted which considerably increases the overall permitted number of foreign workers in Romania.

On 8 January, Government Decision no. 34/2022 (GD no. 34/2022) entered into force.

The new Government Emergency Ordinance no. 117/2021 brings new amendments to the Romanian Labor Code, mainly aiming at discouraging and combating the so-called “grey labor”.