Romania

Discrimination against the Roma is one of the biggest challenges facing Romania, the outgoing US ambassador has told AFP, comparing their plight to that of blacks in the American deep south of his childhood.

15 December 2012

Romanian millionaire hopes for upset in Sunday polls

He's under investigation for fraud and on trial for blackmail, but populist millionaire Dan Diaconescu drives a white Rolls Royce and promises to be a reforming figure whose goal is to "uproot the newly rich who have plundered Romania".

07 December 2012

Police bust Australia's biggest credit card scam

Australian police said Thursday they had uncovered the country's biggest ever credit card data theft and smashed a Romanian syndicate allegedly behind the scam.

30 November 2012

Rompetrol started drilling first well in Romania

Upstream division (exploration and production) of Rompetrol group starts drilling the first exploration well at Fokshani block in Romania.

03 August 2012

Romania's Basescu survives impeachment vote

Romania's suspended president Traian Basescu survived an impeachment vote due to low turnout, according to provisional figures released by the polling panel.

31 July 2012

KazMunaiGas calculates profits from oil dispatches via Romanian marine terminal

Having created a direct link between the terminal and refinery we have optimized the oil supply process and significantly decreased technological losses and costs: KMG.

13 June 2012