2017 in Romania

The following lists events in the year 2017 in Romania.

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See also:	Other events of 2017 Timeline of Romanian history

Incumbents

• President: Klaus Iohannis
• Prime Minister: Dacian Cioloș (until January 4), Sorin Grindeanu (until June 21), Mihai Tudose

Events

January

• January 4 – Sorin Grindeanu takes over as Prime Minister of Romania.
• January 24 – President Klaus Iohannis initiates proceedings for a national referendum on continuing the fight against corruption in Romania.[1]
• January 29 - Over 90,000 people march in protests against the government's proposal to pardon thousands of prisoners.[2]
• January 31 - Despite protests, the government adopts an emergency ordinance to decriminalize some graft offenses.[3]

February

• February 4 - Prime Minister Grindeanu announces plans to scrap the proposed decree decriminalizing graft offenses.[4]
• February 5 – Tens of thousands march against a government's plan to decriminalize certain corruption offenses.[5]
• February 8 - 2017 Romanian protests
  • The government fails to secure a minister who is investigated for corruption.[6]
  • President Iohannis's appeal against the emergency ordinance to decriminalize corruption offenses was rejected by the Constitutional Court.[7]
• February 9 - After losing support of Prime Minister Grindeanu, Florin Iordache resigns from Justice Minister.[8] The same day, the President of the Senate notifies the Constitutional Court on a judicial conflict between the government and the National Anticorruption Directorate.[9]

June

• June 16 – Ludovic Orban is elected President of the National Liberal Party, the largest opposition party in the country.
• June 21 – The Parliament dismisses Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu after his Social Democratic Party submits a no-confidence vote.[10][11]
• June 26 – President Iohannis appoints former Minister of Economy Mihai Tudose as new Prime Minister of Romania.

August

• August 24 – Newly elected President of France Emmanuel Macron visits Romania for the first time.

September

• September 17 – A violent storm in western Romania leaves eight people dead and 137 injured.[12][13]
• September 30 – One person die and 19 people are hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire breaks out at a retirement home in Bucharest.[14][15]

Sport

• February 3 – Vatra Dornei hosts the FIL World Luge Championships, with Romania's team placing fourth.

Arts and entertainment

• May 14–20 – Despite rain, the 14th edition of Bucharest Pride unfolds in Romania's capital. Human rights organisations and 30 embassies endorse the event.
• June 2–11 – The 16th edition of Transilvania International Film Festival takes place in Cluj-Napoca. French actor Alain Delon receives the TIFF Award for his entire career.[16]
• July 1 – Cluj Pride, first pride parade to take place in Transylvania, is attended by 1,000 people.
• August 3–6 – Up to 330,000 people attend the largest edition to date of Untold Festival in Cluj-Napoca.[17] Among artists that performed during the four-day festival are MØ, Charli XCX, Ellie Goulding, Armin van Buuren, Marshmello, Martin Garrix and Steve Aoki.

Deaths

Cristina Adela Foișor

Michael I

• 12 January – Iulian Rădulescu, self-proclaimed "emperor of Roma from everywhere" (b. 1938)
• 18 January – Ion Besoiu, actor (b. 1931)[18]
• 22 January – Cristina Adela Foișor, chess player (b. 1967)[19][20]
• 24 January – Dan Adamescu, businessman (b. 1948)
• 29 January – Stelian Olariu, conductor (b. 1928)
• 5 December – Michael I of Romania former king (b. 1921)

See also

• List of 2017 box office number-one films in Romania

References

1. "Iohannis a declanșat procedura de referendum dar Parlamentul n-a primit mesajul, fiindcă e vacanță. "Evident că am un plan B"". Pro TV (in Romanian). January 24, 2017.
2. "Massive protests in Romania over draft pardon bill, changes to Penal Code for second Sunday in a row".
3. "Romanians rally in biggest anti-corruption protest in decades".
4. "Romania's prime minister says to scrap graft decree on Sunday".
5. "#Ro-mânia, ziua a şasea | Protest istoric: 600.000 de oameni au fost în stradă".
6. "ROMANIA PM FAILS TO GET MINISTER PROBED FOR GRAFT TO RESIGN".
7. "Constitutional Court rejects Ombudsman's appeal over EO 13". Archived from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
8. "Romanian justice minister quits after graft decree debacle".
9. "President of the Senate notifyed the Constitutional Court on a judicial conflict between the Government and DNA".
10. Luiza Ilie, Radu-Sorin Marinas (June 21, 2017). "Romanian lawmakers oust PM Grindeanu in no-confidence vote". Reuters.
11. Jon Henley (June 21, 2017). "Romania's government collapses as ruling party MPs oust prime minister". The Guardian.
12. "8 dead, dozens injured as fierce storm hits western Romania". The Washington Post. September 17, 2017.
13. "8 morți și 137 de răniți, după furtuna de duminică. Tudose laudă pe toată lumea, mai puțin o companie: "Îngrozitori"". Pro TV (in Romanian). September 18, 2017.
14. "Romania: Fire at Bucharest Retirement Home Leaves 1 Dead". The Associated Press via The New York Times. September 30, 2017.
15. "Incendiu la un azil bătrâni din București: un mort și 19 răniți. Clădirea nu avea autorizație de securitate". Digi 24 (in Romanian). September 30, 2017.
16. "Alain Delon – Premiul pentru întreaga carieră la TIFF 2017!". TIFF (in Romanian). May 3, 2017.
17. Florina Pop (August 7, 2017). "Untold 2017 în cifrele oficiale: peste 330.000 de petrecăreți, mai mult decât populația orașului Cluj-Napoca". Adevărul (in Romanian).
18. "Ion Besoiu a murit. Actorul avea 85 de ani". realitatea.net (in Romanian). Retrieved 24 January 2016.
19. "Șah: Marea maestră Cristina Foișor a murit duminică, la vârsta de 49 de ani". agerpres.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 24 January 2017.
20. "- RIP IM Cristina Adela Foișor". Susan Polgar Global Chess Daily News and Information. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.