20 January – Tens of thousands of people
protest in Romanian cities and abroad against amendments to the laws of justice and criminal codes.[4]
29 January – The
Romanian parliament approves
Viorica Dăncilă as the country's first female premier.[5] She is the third prime minister of Romania in less than 13 months.[6]
9 June – More than 100,000 people assemble in
Bucharest to protest alleged abuses committed by anti-corruption prosecutors. The protest is organised by the governing
Social Democratic Party.[17]
30 June – Four people are found dead and hundreds are evacuated from 185 flooded localities as hydrologists issue red flood warning in the counties of
Covasna,
Brașov and
Bacău.[20][21]
July
1 July – Celebrating the centenary of the
Great Union (the unification of Romania with
Bessarabia,
Bukovina and
Transylvania), a demonstration called the
Centenary March is organized by several Romanian and Moldovan activists for unification. It starts in
Alba Iulia on this day.[22]
11 July – Four people, including two children, are found dead after their cart is washed away by a
flash flood in
Tulcea County.[24]
August
10 August – Violence ensues between anti-government protesters and the
Romanian Gendarmerie in
Victory Square, resulting in hundreds of people wounded and the complete evacuation of the square.
29 August – Participants of the Centenary March cross the Moldovan border.[25]
19 December – The main indexes of
Bucharest Stock Exchange fall by more than 7 percent following the announcement of new taxes on banks, capping gas prices and major changes regarding private pensions scheme. The two major banks listed at BSE lose more than 15 percent of their value.[32]
10 May –
The Humans represent Romania in the second semi-final of the
Eurovision Song Contest in
Lisbon,
Portugal. For the first time since the introduction of the semi-finals, Romania's representatives fail to qualify for the final.[36]
9 June – The largest edition to date of
Bucharest Pride attracts about 10,000 people.[37]
20 January – Tens of thousands of people
protest in Romanian cities and abroad against amendments to the laws of justice and criminal codes.[4]
29 January – The
Romanian parliament approves
Viorica Dăncilă as the country's first female premier.[5] She is the third prime minister of Romania in less than 13 months.[6]
9 June – More than 100,000 people assemble in
Bucharest to protest alleged abuses committed by anti-corruption prosecutors. The protest is organised by the governing
Social Democratic Party.[17]
30 June – Four people are found dead and hundreds are evacuated from 185 flooded localities as hydrologists issue red flood warning in the counties of
Covasna,
Brașov and
Bacău.[20][21]
July
1 July – Celebrating the centenary of the
Great Union (the unification of Romania with
Bessarabia,
Bukovina and
Transylvania), a demonstration called the
Centenary March is organized by several Romanian and Moldovan activists for unification. It starts in
Alba Iulia on this day.[22]
11 July – Four people, including two children, are found dead after their cart is washed away by a
flash flood in
Tulcea County.[24]
August
10 August – Violence ensues between anti-government protesters and the
Romanian Gendarmerie in
Victory Square, resulting in hundreds of people wounded and the complete evacuation of the square.
29 August – Participants of the Centenary March cross the Moldovan border.[25]
19 December – The main indexes of
Bucharest Stock Exchange fall by more than 7 percent following the announcement of new taxes on banks, capping gas prices and major changes regarding private pensions scheme. The two major banks listed at BSE lose more than 15 percent of their value.[32]
10 May –
The Humans represent Romania in the second semi-final of the
Eurovision Song Contest in
Lisbon,
Portugal. For the first time since the introduction of the semi-finals, Romania's representatives fail to qualify for the final.[36]
9 June – The largest edition to date of
Bucharest Pride attracts about 10,000 people.[37]