2020 in Romania
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Events from the year 2020 in Romania.
Incumbents[edit]
- President: Klaus Iohannis
- Prime Minister: Ludovic Orban (until 7 December) · Nicolae Ciucă (since 7 December until 23 December; acting) · Florin Cîțu (since 23 December)
- President of the Senate: Teodor Meleșcanu (until 3 February) · Titus Corlățean (until 9 April; acting) · Robert Cazanciuc (ro) (since 9 April until 20 December 2020; acting) · Anca Dragu (since 21 December)
- President of the Chamber of Deputies: Marcel Ciolacu (since 29 May 2019 until 20 December 2020) · Ludovic Orban (since 22 December)
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- 15 January – Romania's Day of National Culture (Romanian: Ziua Culturii Naționale) is celebrated by the Ministry of Culture at the Romanian Athenaeum with a gala concert performed by the Romanian Youth Orchestra, conducted by Gabriel Bebeșelea. Klaus Iohannis and Ludovic Orban attend the concert. Broadcasting starts at 18:30 EET on TVR1 and at 19:00 EET on Radio România Cultural.[1]
- 26 January – A xenophobic incident in Ditrău between two Sri Lankan workers and the local Hungarian population starts.[2]
February[edit]
- 5 February – The First Orban Cabinet was dissolved, after a no-confidence vote initiated by the PSD passed with 261 votes.[3]
- 21 February – Following a COVID-19 outbreak in Italy, the Romanian government announced a 14-day quarantine for citizens returning from the affected regions.[4]
- 22 February – The Romanian government announced several preventive measures including designation of five hospitals as isolation centers for new cases, purchase and placement of thermal scanners in international airports and specially designated lines for passengers coming from areas affected by COVID-19 outbreak.[5][6][7][4]
- 25 February – New measures were imposed. Upon arrival on the Romanian territory, all asymptomatic travelers from the affected areas, respectively Hubei, the 11 localities in Italy, and any remaining passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship will go directly to the quarantine, for a period for 14 days. The other people coming from the Lombardy and Veneto regions will enter voluntary isolation at home for 14 days, upon arrival in Romania.[8]
- 26 February – The 1st case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania.[9]
- 28 February – The Romanian Orthodox Church suggested that followers use their own spoons and avoid the traditional kissing of icons in church.[10]
March[edit]
- No specific day – The xenophobic incident of Ditrău calms down and ends.[2]
- 2 March – More preventive measures were taken by the National Committee for Special Emergency Situations. Thus, citizens arriving from other provinces or cities in mainland China, other localities in Lombardy, Veneto or Emilia-Romagna regions of Italy, as well as areas and localities in South Korea and Iran not previously specified for institutionalized quarantine, enter 14 days of self-isolation at home immediately upon returning to Romania.[11]
- 16 March – The state of emergency was established in Romania for a period of 30 days, in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Romania. The announcement was made by President Klaus Iohannis after the ceremony of forming the Second Orban Cabinet.[12]
- 22 March – First death caused by COVID-19 in Romania.[13]
May[edit]
- 15 May – The state of emergency imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic was lifted, being replaced with the state of alert. The national lockdown imposed almost two months ago was lifted as well, and the first set of relaxation measures took effect nationwide.[14]
September[edit]
- 27 September ‐ 2020 Romanian local elections
November[edit]
- 14 November – Piatra Neamț hospital fire, 10 deaths.[15]
December[edit]
- 2 December – The first kilometers of controlled-access highway (16.2 km) in the historical region of Moldavia open near Bacău, part of the A7.[16]
- 6 December – 2020 Romanian legislative election
- 10 December – Bucharest was chosen to host the cybersecurity center of the European Union, from a list of cities that included Brussels, Munich, Warsaw, Vilnius, Luxembourg and León. It is the first EU agency hosted by Romania.[17]
- 23 December – The Cîțu Cabinet was formed. It is a coalition with PNL, USR-PLUS and UDMR as member parties, and is led by Florin Cîțu.[18]
- 25 December – Socola hospital fire, 1 death.[19][20][21]
- 27 December – Romania starts its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, under an effort to end the COVID-19 pandemic, after the first 10,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived two days earlier via the Nădlac border crossing point on the A1 motorway, at the presence of Raed Arafat and Valeriu Gheorghiță in the area.[22]
Deaths[edit]
January[edit]
- 18 January – Dan Andrei Aldea, singer, composer (b. 1950)
February[edit]
- 1 February – Ilie Bărbulescu, footballer (b. 1957)
- 3 February – Aurel Șelaru, Olympic racing cyclist (b. 1935)
- 14 February – Decebal Traian Remeș, economist and politician, Minister of Finance (b. 1949)
March[edit]
- 22 March
- Ciprian Foias, mathematician (b. 1933)
- Vintilă Mihăilescu, anthropologist (b. 1951)
- 24 March – Paul Goma, writer and dissident (b. 1935)
- 26 March – Constantin Drăgănescu, actor (b. 1936)
- 30 March – Martin Tudor, footballer (b. 1976)
April[edit]
- 10 April – Olga Bucătaru, actress (b. 1942)
- 12 April – Adrian Lucaci, footballer (b. 1966)
- 24 April – Mircea Mureșan, film director (b. 1928)
May[edit]
- 16 May – Constantin Radu, footballer (b. 1945)
- 18 May – Cornel Georgescu, footballer and manager (b. 1955)
June[edit]
- 9 June – Gigi Marga, singer (b. 1929)
- 19 June – Dumitru Munteanu, footballer (b. 1932)
- 25 June – Ionuț Popa, footballer (b. 1953)
- 27 June – Mihai Romilă, footballer (b. 1950)
August[edit]
- 1 August – Emil Ciocoiu, painter and photographer (b. 1948)
- 11 August – Oliviu Gherman, academic, politician, and diplomat (b. 1930)
- 16 August – Viorica Ionică, Olympics handball player (b. 1955)
- 18 August – Gheorghe Dogărescu, Olympics handball player (b. 1960)
- 20 August – Emil Jula, footballer (b. 1980)
October[edit]
- 10 October – Constantin Frosin, writer and translator (b. 1952)
- 12 October – Ion Predescu, politician and magistrate (b. 1927)
November[edit]
- 1 November – Keith Hitchins, American historian and expert on Romanian history (b. 1931)
- 5 November – Géza Szőcs, poet and politician (b. 1953)
- 6 November – Constantin Dan Vasiliu, politician (b. 1951)
- 7 November – Vasile Gherasim, politician (b. 1950)
- 9 November – Virginia Bonci, Olympic track and field athlete (b. 1949)
- 10 November – Vladimir Găitan, actor (b. 1947)
- 18 November – Draga Olteanu Matei, actress (b. 1933)
- 29 November – Viorel Turcu, footballer (b. 1960)
December[edit]
- 31 December – Constantin Bosânceanu, footballer (b. 1966)
References[edit]
- ^ Chițan, Simona (15 January 2020). "Concert de gală la Ateneu de Ziua Culturii Naționale". Adevărul (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ a b McGrath, Stephen (8 March 2020). "Romania racism row: Bakers from Sri Lanka feel the heat". BBC News.
- ^ "Guvernul Orban a fost demis, la 3 luni și 1 zi de la învestire. Moțiunea de cenzură a PSD a trecut cu 261 de voturi. Ciolacu: Voi vorbi cu Ponta să mergem cu propunere comună de premier / Pașii constituționali". HotNews.ro (in Romanian).
- ^ a b "Radio Romania International – Measures against the coronavirus". Radio Romania International. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Primele măsuri anunțate de România pentru a preveni apariția noului virus din China" [The first measures announced by Romania to prevent the emergence of the new virus from China]. Știrile Pro TV (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Epidemia din China. Posibilitatea ca noul coronavirus să ajungă în România" [Epidemic from China. The possibility of the coronavirus to arrive in Romania]. Știrile Pro TV (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "România ia noi măsuri în urma epidemiei din China. Ce se va întâmpla pe aeroporturi" [Romania takes new measures following the China epidemic. What will happen in airports]. Știrile Pro TV (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Continuarea măsurile de prevenire și limitare a eventualelor îmbolnăviri cu noul coronavirus – Ministerul Sănătății" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ G.C., ed. (26 February 2020). "Primul caz de coronavirus în România | Raed Arafat a dat detalii despre starea lui de sănătate: Nu prezintă simptome". Digi24 (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Romanian Church takes action against coronavirus to reduce transmission through Holy Communion and kissing". Orthodox Times. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Buletin informativ 02.03.2020, ora 16.00". Ministry of Health. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "România intră în stare de urgență de la începutul săptămânii viitoare". Digi24 (in Romanian).
- ^ "Primul deces din România din cauza COVID-19. Un bărbat revenit din Franța, internat la Craiova cu alte afecțiuni grave". Digi24 (in Romanian). 22 March 2020. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "DOCUMENT. România a intrat în stare de alertă, pentru 30 de zile. Pentru ce motive vom putea ieși din localitate". Digi24 (in Romanian).
- ^ Ilie, Luiza (14 November 2020). Stonestreet, John (ed.). "Fire kills 10 at Romanian COVID-19 hospital". Reuters. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Centura Bacaului, realizata in regim de autostrada, inaugurata de Orban si Iohannis, dupa ce a fost terminata cu un an inainte de termen". Ziare.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Bucharest to host EU's new cybersecurity center". Romania Insider. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Noul guvern de coaliție condus de Florin Cîțu a fost investit de Parlament. Mesaj scurt al lui Iohannis, la ceremonia de învestire". Mediafax (in Romanian). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "FOTO. Pacient mort intr-un incendiu la Spitalul "Socola" din Iași! Tragedia s-a petrecut pe sectia unui medic declarat incompatibil de ANI". AgoraPress (in Romanian). 25 December 2020.
- ^ Costiță, Georgel (25 December 2020). "Incendiu la Spitalul de Psihiatrie Socola Iași, în noaptea de Crăciun. Un pacient de 33 de ani a murit". Digi24 (in Romanian).
- ^ "(FOTO) Un tânăr a murit într-un incendiu care a cuprins Spitalul Socola". Ziarul de Iași (in Romanian). 25 December 2020.
- ^ "VIDEO Primele doze de vaccin impotriva COVID-19 au intrat în țară pe la Vama Nădlac 2, vineri, în ziua de Crăciun". Mediafax (in Romanian). Retrieved 25 April 2021.