International police operation busts Romanian ‘cybercriminal’ network
About 65 people were taken into custody and large sums of money, luxury vehicles and IT equipment when an international
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OMV Petrom finds new oil reserves along the Black Sea coast
OMV Petrom, a company controlled by the Austrian group OMV, announced that it had discovered new reserves of oil in shallow
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Romania expects to be energy independent despite Ukraine crisis
Romania is expected to achieve energy independence by the end of the decade, due to shale gas and alternative energy
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Romanian prosecutors start hearings in EADS corruption case
Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors started hearing at least 40 current and former high ranking dignitaries in a case which concerns a
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Russia bans beef and cattle imports from Romania
Russia announced on July 1 2014 that it would ban beef and cattle imports from Romania amid fears of bovine
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Romanian PM hints at running for presidency
Romanian social-democrat prime minister Victor Ponta has said he is ready to make a run at the presidency if he
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Romania’s largest opposition parties agree merger, joint presidential nomination
The European Parliament elections came as a cold shower for Romania’s largest centre-right parties – the National-Liberal Party (PNL) and
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Romania opposition leader resigns after European Parliament election
The leader of Romania’s largest opposition party in parliament, Crin Antonescu, resigned on May 26, one day after his National-Liberals
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European elections 2014: results across Central and Eastern Europe
Twelve European Union member states in Central and Eastern Europe voted in European Parliament elections between May 23 and May
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