Africa’s M-Pesa mobile payment method debuts in Romania
In a trend reversal, African technology has migrated to Europe with the launch in Romania of Kenya’s popular M-Pesa mobile
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Romanian court sentences media magnate to 10 year imprisonment
The Bucharest court of appeal sentenced Romanian media magnate and politician Dan Voiculescu to 10 years in jail, ending one
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Hungarians in Romania launch bid for territorial autonomy
The Democratic Union of Magyars in Romania (UDMR), the sole party representing the Hungarian ethnic minority in the Romanian parliament,
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Romanian reformist launches presidential bid
Romania’s former justice minister Monica Macovei, now an MEP, officially launched on August 5 her independent campaign for the presidential
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Floods hit western and central Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania
Heavy rains have unleashed floods that caused serious damage to roads and other infrastructure in western and central Bulgaria, including
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Romania braces for severe floods in the south-west
Two people have died so far and other four were missing after southwestern Romania was hit by severe flooding, with
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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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