Sources: Mediafax
The Romanian Constitutional Court upholds the decision to ban far-right presidential candidate Călin Georgescu from running in the 2025 presidential election after he appealed the decision last week. He is under investigation for campaign finance violations and allegations of being supported by Russia. 2025-03-11
Ukraine accuses Russia of conducting missile strikes on a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged bulk carrier carrying grain to Egypt in the exclusive economic zone of Romania in the Black Sea. No casualties are reported. 2024-09-12
Romania reports a record 12,032 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,233,668. 2021-09-30
Romania reports a record 11,049 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,210,810. 2021-09-28
People of Romania cast their vote in the second round of the latest presidential election. 2019-11-24
The cabinet of Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă survives a motion of no confidence. During the vote, several thousand opposition supporters protest outside Parliament, calling for the resignation of the government. 2018-06-27
A Romanian medical helicopter crashes near Cahul, Moldova, killing four people. 2016-06-2
Both houses of the Romanian parliament widely adopt a joint statement urging Romania's president Traian Băsescu to resign, following corruption scandals involving his arrested brother's graft case and one of his sons-in-law's implication in a criminal investigation. 2014-06-25
Romanian President Traian Băsescu denies any implication in his brother's graft case in which he is charged with receiving 250,000 euros in order to facilitate the release of a well-known incarcerated mobster. Hours after the president's press conference, his brother, Mircea, was arrested for 24h. 2014-06-19
Clashes continue between demonstrators and riot police in Romania, after thousands take to the streets for a third day of protests. 2012-01-15