ArticleEU Cybersecurity Joint UnitThe COVID-19 pandemic has boosted digitalization and digital interaction at all levels of European society.European UnionTechnologyMPR Partners
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ArticleWatch Out: Fee To Be Introduced For The Registration And Annual Maintenance Of ".ro" DomainsIn December 2016, the Board of Directors of the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics issued a decision for the introduction, of a fee for registering ".ro" domains...RomaniaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentWolf Theiss
ArticleUpdates On NIS2 In RomaniaAugust 2025 – Following up on our initial article regarding the transposition of the NIS2 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 ("NIS2") in Romania via Government Emergency Ordinance no. 155/30.12.202...RomaniaTechnologyKinstellar
ArticleMoving Lock, Stock And Barrel To The Cloud: What Banks Need To Know When Negotiating With Service VendorsSkimming through business journals from the last decade or so, it feels like the transition to cloud computing has been looming over the bankingRomaniaFinance and BankingSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
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ArticleThe EU Commission Presents Next Steps In The Setting Up Of The Joint Cyber UnitThe COVID-19 pandemic has boosted digitalization and digital interaction at all levels of European society. European UnionTechnologyMPR Partners
ArticleMandatory EU Cybersecurity Standards In Critical Business Sectors And In Digital ServicesThe EU Cybersecurity Directive, known as the "NIS Directive" was published on 19 July 2016 in the Official Journal of the European Union.RomaniaTechnologyWolf Theiss
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ArticleCountry Comparative Legal Guides: TechnologyThis country-specific Q&A provides an overview to technology laws and regulations that may occur in the Romania.RomaniaTechnologyMPR Partners
ArticleDigital Banking In Romania. The Time Is NowMost of these aspects can be covered from a technical perspective.RomaniaTechnologyTuca Zbarcea & Asociatii
ArticleNew Law 362/2018 On The Security Of Network And Information Systems / NIS DirectiveLaw no. 362/2019 provides for a wide range of violations that may constitute contraventions, the fines being set between specific thresholds of 3,000 and 100,000 LEI. RomaniaTechnologyWolf Theiss
ArticleRomania To Introduce Stricter Compliance Rules For Crypto-Asset Service ProvidersRomania's National Office for the Prevention and Control of Money Laundering has recently published a draft of an Emergency Ordinance amending and supplementing Law no. 129/2019...RomaniaTechnologyKinstellar
ArticleEuropean Union's New Cybersecurity StrategyCybersecurity is at the forefront of the European Union ("EU")'s efforts to build a resilient, green and digital Europe. In this respect, on December 16, 2020, the European Commission and the...European UnionTechnologyMPR Partners
ArticleThe Cybersecurity Competence Centre Starts To Take Shape Regulation Adopted By The Council Of The EUAs it now stands, the draft regulation provides that the Competence Centre's main mission is to help increase the security of critical network and information systems. European UnionTechnologyMPR Partners
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ArticleNew Pressure, New Delays: The EU's Double Move On AIEurope has just introduced two significant developments that will directly affect how companies build, deploy, and oversee AI in 2026.European UnionEmployment and HRKinstellar
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