2. Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to candidates?

"(1) It is forbidden to finance the electoral campaign, directly or indirectly, by natural persons who do not have Romanian citizenship or by legal persons of a non-Romanian nationality, with the exception of the financing by the citizens of the EU Member States that have their domicile in Romania, and are members of the political party whose electoral campaign contributes financially."

Source: Article 32 (1), The Law no. 334/2006 on financing the activity of political parties and electoral campaigns, 2006 (as of January 20, 2017)