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The intensification of integration led to the establishment of supranational structures, which influenced the volume of regulations and interaction between states, interest groups and the will of the people. The European Union is beginning to regulate several areas of public life and is gradually shifting the balance of regulations in relation to internal policies. As a result, the national governments are trapped between the interests of different economic and social groups and domestic politics, which is gradually becoming an element that is no longer representative for nationals. This article proposes a historical analysis of the matter with emphasis on how, the new approach has changed the paradigm of formulating European public policies from a classic method of regulation, in which the Commission collaborated with stakeholders and expert communities in developing regulation, to a subsequent one that embraced the method of policy coordination. The paper also aims to demonstrate the usefulness of transparent legislation in the field of relations between interests and decision-makers, especially in Eastern European states. The analysis was elaborated by researching primary and secondary sources plus the presentation of a representative case study. Lobby regulation is a recent concept in most Member States. Currently, only seven Member States have legislation on lobbying, as well as a mandatory register of interest group representatives. In some countries, there are codes of professional ethics drawn up by public relations and consultancy agencies, but they are not included in any set of laws. Future regulation will have the capability to create the premise of drafting rules between interest groups and state structures? Which are the essential principles that must be respected in the interaction between lobbyists and decision makers? Is the transparency of their efforts essential to legitimate the service of democracy?

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