Sources: Mediafax
A Spanish F-A-18 Hornet jet shoots down a Russian drone in Romanian airspace. The drone was downed near Galați after entering from Moldova. 2026-08-16
Romania's coalition government survives four no-confidence votes, enabling it to advance tax increases and spending cuts aimed at reducing the European Union's highest budget deficit and securing recovery funds, despite threats of public sector strikes. 2025-09-7
Tens of thousands of demonstrators hold a rally in Bucharest, Romania, in support of presidential candidate Călin Georgescu and demand that the second round of the annulled 2024 election is held instead of a new election. 2025-03-1
Austria announces that it will veto Bulgaria and Romania's accession to the Schengen Area, citing fears of increased illegal immigration. 2022-12-8
A Russian Orlan-10 UAV crashes near a village in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania. 2022-03-14
Romania reports its first two cases of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa in people from Bucharest and Pitești. 2021-03-5
Pope Francis visits Romania, meeting with Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church and holding an open mass in front of 80,000 people. 2019-06-1
Voters in Romania go to the polls for parliamentary elections with the governing Social Liberal Union led by Prime Minister Victor Ponta winning by a landslide majority in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. 2012-12-9
Romanian President Traian Băsescu could survive the referendum on his impeachment that shows a massive vote against him but under 50% turnout.The Constitutional Court of Romania will give the final word on whether to validate the referendum later this week.2012-07-30
A man jumps from the balcony of the parliament building in Romania in protest at spending cuts. 2010-12-23