2015 in Romania
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The following lists events that have happened during 2015 in Romania.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 1 January – Five people are found dead in a sheepfold in Stănilești, Vaslui County, intoxicated with the fumes from a faulty stove.[1]
- 10 January – Three people die and 14 others are hospitalized, including seven in coma, after drinking smuggled alcohol in Dragalina, Călărași County.[2][3]
- 12 January – Six children and their father die intoxicated with carbon monoxide in a studio apartment from Rovinari.[4][5]
- 27 January – George Maior resigns from the leadership of the Romanian Intelligence Service after months of institutional tensions between SRI and civil authorities.[6][7] General Florian Coldea takes over as interim.[8]
- 29 January
- A woman and her six children are found dead in their home in Racovița, Vâlcea County, most likely intoxicated during sleep with carbon monoxide.[9]
- Elena Udrea suspends herself from the leadership of the People's Movement Party due to criminal investigation in the Microsoft licensing corruption scandal.[10] Eugen Tomac becomes the interim president of the party.[11]
February
- 6 February – The oldest stable human settlement in Europe (9,000 years ago) is discovered in Schela Cladovei, a neighborhood of Drobeta-Turnu Severin.[12]
- 24 February – The Electoral Code Commission decides the return to vote on the list and the renunciation to uninominal voting system used in the 2008 and 2012 legislative elections.[13][14]
March
- 15 March – Minister of Finance, Darius Vâlcov, resigns as the National Anticorruption Directorate prompts his criminal investigation for influence peddling in his capacity as mayor of Slatina.[15] His resignation was demanded by President Klaus Iohannis and members of the National Liberal Party.[16][17]
April
June
- 20 June – Romania becomes full member of the European Organization for Nuclear Research.
July
- Romania experiences the most severe drought in 50 years.[19] Over 900,000 hectares of crops are compromised across the country.[20]
- 24 July – Alexandru Vișinescu, a former Communist-era prison commander, is sentenced to 20 years in jail after being convicted of crimes against humanity in the first such trial in Romania.[21][22]
August
- 3 August – Romania charges units of Russian oil producer OAO Lukoil with complicity in money laundering in a case estimated at 1.77 billion euros.[23][24]
- 9 August – Two people are killed and 48 injured, including 21 children, after a coach with Ukrainian tourists overturns on the Sun Motorway.[25]
- 19 August – A coach carrying tourists overturns on the Brăila–Galați road, killing three people and injuring 28.[26]
- 27 August – One person dies and another 14 are injured, after a minibus carrying 19 passengers collides with a car in Bobicești, Olt County.[27]
September
- 6 September – The mayor of Bucharest, Sorin Oprescu, is arrested at home in an investigation into allegations of taking bribes.[28][29]
October
- 21 October – Former President Ion Iliescu is accused of crimes against humanity in June 1990 Mineriad case.[30][31]
- 30 October – A fire at a nightclub in downtown Bucharest kills 60 people and injures 151 more.[32][33][34]
November
- 4 November – Prime Minister Victor Ponta resigns under the pressure of countrywide anti-corruption protests.[35][36][37] Mayor of Sector 4 of Bucharest, Cristian Popescu Piedone, also submits his mandate.
- 10 November – Former European Commissioner for Agriculture Dacian Cioloș is nominated by President Klaus Iohannis to form a new government.[38][39]
- 17 November – Cioloș Cabinet is validated by the Parliament.[40]
December
- 22 December – French retailer Carrefour signs an agreement with REWE Group for the acquisition of Billa Romania,[41] with a network of 86 supermarkets nationwide. The transaction is estimated at around 96–97 million euros.[42]
Sports
- 20 December – Romania wins the bronze medal in the 22nd IHF World Women's Handball Championship.[43] Cristina Neagu is named the best player of the competition.[44]
Arts and entertainment
- 24 January – Ion Dacian Operetta and Musical Theatre is inaugurated in Bucharest.[45] This is the first theatre opened in Romania after the revolution of 1989.[46]
- 14 February – Radu Jude wins the Silver Bear for Best Director with Aferim! at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.[47][48]
- 29 July–2 August – Untold Festival takes place in Cluj-Napoca, attracting over 240,000 participants. 170 international and national artists perform during the four days of festival, including Avicii, Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, ATB, Fedde le Grand and Tinie Tempah.[49]
- 3 December – Feciorescul de Ticuș, a genre of men's folk dance, is inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.[50]
Deaths
January
- 13 January – Valentin Nicolau, geophysicist, writer and President of the Romanian Television (2002–05) (b. 1960)
- 18 January – Christine Valmy, esthetician, consultant and entrepreneur (b. 1926)
- 19 January – Justin Capră, inventor, professor and engineer (b. 1933)
- 27 January – Viorica Lascu, philologist and historian (b. 1919)
- 29 January – Alexander Vraciu, United States Navy fighter ace (b. 1918)
- 30 January – Aureliu Leca, writer, professor and PSD senator (2000–04) (b. 1940)
February
- 3 February – Ion Nunweiller, football player and manager (b. 1936)
- 14 February – Octavian Naghiu, tenor (b. 1933)
- 16 February – Radu Simion, pan flute musician and orchestra leader (b. 1940)
- 21 February – Camil Mureșanu, historian and member of the Romanian Academy (b. 1927)
March
- 4 March – George Motoi, actor and theater director (b. 1936)
- 9 March – Marcel Dragomir, composer (b. 1944)
- 13 March – Maria Vicol, Olympic fencer (b. 1935)
- 15 March – Eusebiu Ștefănescu, actor (b. 1944)
- 20 March – Andrei Brezianu, essayist, writer and translator (b. 1934)
April
- 1 April – Nicolae Rainea, football referee (b. 1933)
- 3 April –
- Petre Anghel, writer and professor (b. 1944)
- Paul Grigoriu, journalist and writer (b. 1945)
- 4 April – Ioan Pușcaș, radiologist (b. 1932)
- 9 April – Constantin Drăghici, singer, composer and orchestrator (b. 1932)
- 11 April – Toma Dordea, electrical engineer (b. 1921)
- 14 April – Meir Rosenne, jurist and diplomat (b. 1931)
June
- 20 June – Angelo Niculescu, footballer and coach (b. 1921)
- 21 June – Bogdan Nicula, ballet dancer (b. 1979)
- 22 June – Constantin Cernăianu, football player and coach (b. 1933)
- 30 June – Ludovic Bács, musician, conductor, composer and violinist (b. 1930)
July
- 7 July – Angela Ciochină, singer, songwriter and singing teacher (b. 1955)
- 25 July – Valeriu Pantazi, poet, writer and painter (b. 1940)
August
- 3 August – Laurențiu Mircea Popescu, physician, professor and politician (b. 1944)
- 6 August
- Malvina Urșianu, screenwriter and film director (b. 1927)
- Mircea Dobrescu, boxer (b. 1930)
- 20 August – Alexandru Nicula, papal prelate (b. 1913)
- 27 August – Matei Boilă, senator, political prisoner and Greek Catholic priest (b. 1926)
- 30 August – Dan Iordăchescu, baritone (b. 1930)
September
- 9 September – Florin Ganea, footballer (b. 1976)
- 14 September – Corneliu Vadim Tudor, writer, politician and journalist (b. 1949)
- 29 September
- Sorin Avram, football player and coach (b. 1943)
- Imre Fodor, politician (b. 1937)
- 30 September – Lucreția Ciobanu, singer of popular music (b. 1924)
October
- 6 October – Paula Iacob, lawyer (b. 1932)
- 14 October – Florența Mihai, tennis player (b. 1955)
- 16 October – Liviu Radu, writer, publicist and translator (b. 1948)
- 27 October – Mitzura Arghezi, actress and politician, daughter of Tudor Arghezi (b. 1924)
- 30 October
- Vlad Țelea, guitarist of Goodbye to Gravity (b. 1978)
- Mihai Alexandru, guitarist of Goodbye to Gravity (b. 1981)
November
- 12 November – Lucian Bălan, footballer (b. 1959)
- 28 November – Mircea Anca, actor and film director (b. 1960)
December
- 9 December – Gheorghe Gruia, handball player (b. 1940)
- 11 December – Mihai Adam, footballer (b. 1940)
- 13 December – Florin Manolescu, critic, literary historian and writer (b. 1943)
References
- ↑ "Tragedie în noaptea de Revelion. Cinci oameni, printre care şi un copil, găsiţi morţi într-o stână". Antena 3. 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Bilanţul dramatic al consumului de alcool de contrabandă. Trei oameni au MURIT, iar şapte sunt în comă după ce au băut alcool metilic". Antena 3. 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Bilantul mortilor in cazul otravirii cu alcool metilic din Dragalina a ajuns la trei. Dosarul a fost preluat de Parchet". Stirile Pro TV. 11 January 2015.
- ↑ Hera, Mona (12 January 2015). "Şase copii şi tatăl lor au fost găsiţi morţi în casă. Prima ipoteză a anchetatorilor". Gândul.
- ↑ "Şase copii şi tatăl lor au fost găsiţi morţi, în Rovinari". Gazeta de Sud. 12 January 2015.
- ↑ Popescu, Andrei Luca (27 January 2015). "FURTUNA care a dus la demisia lui George Maior de la conducerea SRI". Gândul.
- ↑ "George Maior si-a dat demisia din functia de sef al SRI. Mesajul transmis de premierul Victor Ponta pe Twitter". Stirile Pro TV. 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "George Maior si-a dat demisia de la sefia SRI, Iohannis i-a acceptat-o. Florian Coldea va conduce interimar institutia - surse". HotNews.ro. 27 January 2015.
- ↑ Hera, Mona (29 January 2015). "Tragedie în Vâlcea: O femeie şi cei şase copii ai săi au murit intoxicaţi cu monoxid de carbon". Mediafax.ro.
- ↑ Toader, Emma (29 January 2015). "Udrea s-a autosuspendat din funcţia de preşedinte PMP. Interimatul, asigurat de Tomac". Mediafax.ro.
- ↑ "Elena Udrea s-a autosuspendat de la sefia PMP: "O decizie a unui om politic matur si cu onoare"". Ziare.com. 29 January 2015.
- ↑ Macavei, Corina (6 February 2015). "Cea mai veche aşezare umană din Europa a fost descoperită în România. Locuitorii erau adevăraţi uriaşi care se hrăneau cu carne crudă". Adevărul.
- ↑ Andrei, Cristian (24 February 2015). "NOUA LEGE ELECTORALĂ. Parlamentari aleşi pe liste şi campanii electorale finanţate de stat". Gândul.
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- ↑ Vintilă, Carmen; Adamoae, Ana-Maria (15 March 2015). "Președintele Klaus Iohannis a cerut revocarea din funcție a ministrului de Finanțe Darius Vâlcov. Premierul Victor Ponta: Vâlcov și-a dat DEMISIA". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian).
- ↑ "Copreședintele PNL Alina Gorghiu a cerut demisia ministrului Finanțelor Publice, Darius Vâlcov". Agerpres (in Romanian). 14 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.realitatea.net/tragedie-in-vinerea-mare-6-oameni-au-murit-intr-un-incendiu-dintre-care-3-copii_1673133.html
- ↑ Ofiţeru, Andreea (15 August 2015). "România, lovită de cea mai severă SECETĂ din ultimii 50 de ani. Efectele temperaturilor-record din acest an". Gândul (in Romanian).
- ↑ "Sute de mii de hectare au fost distruse de seceta prelungită". Ştirile TVR (in Romanian). 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Romania jails Communist-era prison chief in landmark case". BBC News. 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Communist-era Romanian prison commander jailed for 20 years". The Guardian. 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Romania indicts Lukoil's Petrotel refinery for money-laundering". Reuters. 3 August 2015.
- ↑ Timu, Andra (3 August 2015). "Romania Charges Lukoil, Managers in $1.9 Billion Fraud Case". Bloomberg.
- ↑ Unturică, Andreea (9 August 2015). "Un autocar plin cu ucraineni s-a răsturnat pe Autostrada Soarelui: doi oameni au murit şi 48 au fost răniţi". Gândul (in Romanian).
- ↑ Coman, Florentin (19 August 2015). "Un autocar cu 38 de turişti s-a răsturnat în apropiere de Brăila. Doi copii şi un adult au murit, 28 de persoane sunt rănite". Adevărul (in Romanian).
- ↑ "Un microbuz cu pasageri, implicat într-un accident în judeţul Olt. Ultimul bilanţ: Un mort şi 14 răniţi". Gândul (in Romanian). 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Romania corruption: Bucharest mayor arrested". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
- ↑ "Romanian prosecutors probe Bucharest mayor on suspicion of taking bribes". Reuters. 6 September 2015.
- ↑ "Romania's Ion Iliescu facing crimes against humanity charges". BBC News. 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "Romanian Ex-President Ion Iliescu Prosecuted for Crimes Against Humanity". The Wall Street Journal. 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "27 dead, dozens injured in Bucharest club explosion". RT. 30 October 2015.
- ↑ Radu-Sorin Marinas (31 October 2015). "Romanian nightclub fire leaves 27 dead, 155 injured". Reuters.
- ↑ "Bucharest nightclub fire leaves Romania stunned". BBC News. 31 October 2015.
- ↑ "Romania PM Ponta resigns over Bucharest nightclub fire - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ Gillet, Kit; Karasz, Palko (2015-11-04). "Victor Ponta, Romania's Premier, Steps Down After Outcry Over Corruption". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ Tran, Mark. "Bucharest nightclub fire: PM and government resign after protests". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ "Romania's president nominates Dacian Ciolos as new premier". The Big Story. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ Gillet, Kit (2015-11-10). "Romania's President Picks Dacian Ciolos as New Prime Minister". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ "Romanian government meant to tackle corruption wins parliament's backing". Reuters. 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ Marius Oncu (22 December 2015). "TRANZACŢIE importantă în retail: Carrefour preia Billa România". Mediafax.
- ↑ Florel Manu (22 December 2015). "Carrefour a cumpărat Billa". Adevărul.
- ↑ "România a câștigat medalia de bronz la Campionatul Mondial de handbal feminin". Digi24. 20 December 2015.
- ↑ "ROMANIA, medalia de BRONZ la Campionatul Mondial de handbal feminin. Cristina Neagu, cea mai buna jucatoare a competitiei". Stirile Pro TV. 20 December 2015.
- ↑ T., S. (21 January 2015). "Noua sală de spectacole a Teatrului de Operetă şi Musical "Ion Dacian", prima clădire destinată artelor spectacolului muzical construită în România după anul 1989". Antena 3.
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- ↑ Dinu, Clarice (14 February 2015). "Filmul „Aferim!" al lui Radu Jude a câştigat Ursul de argint pentru regie la Berlin". Gândul.
- ↑ "Prizes of the international jury". Berlinale. 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Pop, Florina (5 August 2015). "Ce-a câştigat Clujul, în 4 zile, din Untold Festival. Finalul unui eveniment cu 170 de artişti, peste 240.000 de participanţi şi 88 de ore de atmosferă magică". Adevărul (in Romanian).
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