February 7: A diplomatic dispute between
Romania and
Hungary erupts as a Hungarian government official and the ambassador in
Bucharest make commentaries on the flag of
Székely Land that trigger much criticism from the Romanian side.[6][7]
February 24: Five people die and three others are seriously injured after a collision between a car and a minibus in the town of
Călimănești,
Vâlcea County.[8]
March
March 7: Two people die and three others are seriously injured after a military helicopter crashes in
Bacău County.[9][10]
April 4: Tens of thousands of people protest in more than 20 cities across the country against exploitation of
shale gas through
hydraulic fracturing method.[21][22]
April 10: About 2,000 pigs die in a fire at a farm located in the commune of Andrid,
Satu Mare County, the prejudice being almost 1.5 million lei.[23][24]
April 18: 80 children get intoxicated at a school in
Piatra Neamț, after they eat from a catering company.[25]
May 3: About a hundred employees of a garment factory in
Calafat are transported to the hospital, after they intoxicate with a substance used to disinfect the hall where they operate.[27][28][29]
May 20:
Gigi Becali is sentenced by the supreme court to three years of imprisonment in land exchange with
MND case, and former minister
Victor Babiuc and former Chief of General Staff
Dumitru Cioflină each receive two years in prison.[30][31][32]
May 23: A violent storm ravages
Bucharest, leaving a woman dead, 17 people injured, 26 cars damaged and 140 trees smitten.[33][34]
June
June 14
Over 70 students and teachers at a school in
Satu Mare are hospitalized with symptoms of
food poisoning, after they attend the graduation banquet held at a restaurant in the city.[35][36]
June 15: Representatives from 24 county organizations of
PRM attend a special meeting of the National Council, who decide to revoke the party president,
Corneliu Vadim Tudor and PRM leadership.[39][40] C. V. Tudor says the meeting is non-statutory and illegal.[41]
Flash floods in
Galați County leave nine people dead and force thousands to evacuate.[52][53]
Three people die and another 29 are injured after two coaches collide in
Nădlac,
Romania.[54][55]
October
October 6: An unusual earthquake swarm strike the
Galați County, causing a lot of damage in the villages near the epicenter areas and panic among people.[56]
October 30: Scientists of
Babeș-Bolyai University in
Cluj-Napoca create a blood-like liquid that could be used in surgery or for transfusions in case of accidents.[59]
November 6: More than 10,000 teachers protest in
Victory Square, Bucharest, demanding the allocation of 6% of GDP for education.[62][63]
November 25: Up to 150,000 health professionals across the country trigger a two-hour warning strike.[64][65]
December
December 2: President
Traian Băsescu sparks a new crisis by refusing to sign the country's
IMF accord and threatens Prime Minister
Victor Ponta's government with rejecting the national budget, blocking important indexations of salaries and pensions for the following year, over an ongoing political feud between the two leaders.[66][67][68]
February 7: A diplomatic dispute between
Romania and
Hungary erupts as a Hungarian government official and the ambassador in
Bucharest make commentaries on the flag of
Székely Land that trigger much criticism from the Romanian side.[6][7]
February 24: Five people die and three others are seriously injured after a collision between a car and a minibus in the town of
Călimănești,
Vâlcea County.[8]
March
March 7: Two people die and three others are seriously injured after a military helicopter crashes in
Bacău County.[9][10]
April 4: Tens of thousands of people protest in more than 20 cities across the country against exploitation of
shale gas through
hydraulic fracturing method.[21][22]
April 10: About 2,000 pigs die in a fire at a farm located in the commune of Andrid,
Satu Mare County, the prejudice being almost 1.5 million lei.[23][24]
April 18: 80 children get intoxicated at a school in
Piatra Neamț, after they eat from a catering company.[25]
May 3: About a hundred employees of a garment factory in
Calafat are transported to the hospital, after they intoxicate with a substance used to disinfect the hall where they operate.[27][28][29]
May 20:
Gigi Becali is sentenced by the supreme court to three years of imprisonment in land exchange with
MND case, and former minister
Victor Babiuc and former Chief of General Staff
Dumitru Cioflină each receive two years in prison.[30][31][32]
May 23: A violent storm ravages
Bucharest, leaving a woman dead, 17 people injured, 26 cars damaged and 140 trees smitten.[33][34]
June
June 14
Over 70 students and teachers at a school in
Satu Mare are hospitalized with symptoms of
food poisoning, after they attend the graduation banquet held at a restaurant in the city.[35][36]
June 15: Representatives from 24 county organizations of
PRM attend a special meeting of the National Council, who decide to revoke the party president,
Corneliu Vadim Tudor and PRM leadership.[39][40] C. V. Tudor says the meeting is non-statutory and illegal.[41]
Flash floods in
Galați County leave nine people dead and force thousands to evacuate.[52][53]
Three people die and another 29 are injured after two coaches collide in
Nădlac,
Romania.[54][55]
October
October 6: An unusual earthquake swarm strike the
Galați County, causing a lot of damage in the villages near the epicenter areas and panic among people.[56]
October 30: Scientists of
Babeș-Bolyai University in
Cluj-Napoca create a blood-like liquid that could be used in surgery or for transfusions in case of accidents.[59]
November 6: More than 10,000 teachers protest in
Victory Square, Bucharest, demanding the allocation of 6% of GDP for education.[62][63]
November 25: Up to 150,000 health professionals across the country trigger a two-hour warning strike.[64][65]
December
December 2: President
Traian Băsescu sparks a new crisis by refusing to sign the country's
IMF accord and threatens Prime Minister
Victor Ponta's government with rejecting the national budget, blocking important indexations of salaries and pensions for the following year, over an ongoing political feud between the two leaders.[66][67][68]