2007 in Romania explained

Events from the year 2007 in Romania.

Incumbents

• President

Traian Băsescu^[1]

• Prime Minister

Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu^[2]

Events

• 1 January – Romania becomes a member state of the European Union, together with neighbouring Bulgaria.^[3]
• 5 April – The second Tăriceanu cabinet was sworn in, as a PNL-UDMR minority government (unlike in the preceding cabinet, the PD and the PC are not part of the coalition).
• 19 April – President Traian Băsescu was suspended by the Romanian Parliament, of which members accused him of violating the Constitution of Romania even though the Constitutional Court didn't find any evidence of such violation.^[4] With this suspension, Băsescu became the first president of Romania in its history since 1989 that was suspended at least once.
• 19 May – 2007 Romanian presidential impeachment referendum: 75.06% of the referendum voters voted for Traian Băsescu to remain President, while the other 24.94% voted for the impeachment.
• 30 August – The case of what could become among the most covered of the kind in the history of Romanian mass media, the disappearance of Elodia Ghinescu, begins.^[5]
• 14 September – 2 dead and 15 injured after an explosion occurred in a block of flats in Zalău, Sălaj County.^[6]
• 25 November:
  • 2007 European Parliament election in Romania

The Democratic Party wins the first election for the European Parliament in Romania with 28.81% of all votes (13 seats). The Social Democratic Party came in second with 23.11% (10 seats), followed by the PNL (13.44%, 6 seats), PLD (7.78%, 3 seats) and UDMR (5.52%, 2 seats).

• • 2007 Romanian electoral system referendum

81.36% of voters of the referendum voted "for" the changing of the Romanian electoral system to a two-round system. The voter turnout was 26.51%, causing the referendum to be invalid.

• 15 December – The Democratic Party (PD) and the Liberal Democratic Party (PLD) parties have merged to form the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL).^[7]

Births

• 28 January – Amalia Ghigoarță, artistic gymnast^[8]

Deaths

• 9 January – Ion Dincă, communist politician and former Mayor of Bucharest (born 1928)^[9]
• 21 January – Maria Cioncan, runner and medalist at 2004 Summer Olympics (born 1977)^[10]
• 17 April – János Szántay, Olympic fencer (born 1922)^[11]
• 17 April – Gil Dobrică, singer (born 1946)
• 26 April – Florea Dumitrache, footballer (born 1948)
• 7 May – Octavian Paler, Romanian writer, journalist, politician and activist.^[12]
• 8 June – Adrian Pintea, actor (born 1954)
• 26 July – Mircea Puta, mathematician (born 1950)
• 26 October – Nicolae Dobrin, footballer (born 1947)^[13]
• 8 December – Ioan Fiscuteanu, theater and film actor (born 1937)^[14]
• 14 December – Mihai Pelin, writer and historian (born 1940)^[15]

See also

• 2007 in the European Union
• 2007 in Europe
• Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
• Romania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Notes and References

1. Web site: Romania: Basescu Wins Presidential Vote, Vows To Fight Corruption. Radio Free Europe. Eugen Tomiuc. 13 December 2004. 5 April 2022.
2. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/02/europe/EU-POL-Romania-New-Cabinet.php "Romania's prime minister names new Cabinet of minority government"
3. Web site: Romania and Bulgaria join the EU . 2007-01-01 . BBC News.
4. Web site: Romania's MPs suspend president . 2007-04-19 . BBC News.
5. Web site: Șase ani de la dispariția avocatei Elodia Ghinescu: cel mai mediatizat eveniment din România ultimilor ani . ro . 2013-08-29 . Adevărul.
6. Web site: Explozie devastatoare la Zalău: 2 morți, 15 răniți . ro . 2007-09-14 . România liberă.
7. Web site: PD si PLD fuzioneaza in Partidul Democrat Liberal . ro . 2007-12-03 . România liberă.
8. Web site: Amalia Alexandra Ghigoarță . . 23 July 2024 . ro.
9. News: A murit odată cu comunismul . Mihu . Laurentiu . Dabija . Tatiana . January 11, 2007 . . ro . August 31, 2023.
10. Web site: Maria Cioncan. World Athletics. August 31, 2023.
11. Web site: Ion Santo Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043236/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/ion-santo-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2023-08-31 . www.sports-reference.com.
12. Web site: Paler, Octavian. Library of Congress. id.loc.gov.
13. Web site: Nicolae Dobrin. European Football. eu-football.info. August 31, 2023.
14. Web site: 'Domnul Lăzărescu' va fi înmormântat marți la Cimitirul Central din Târgu-Mureș. www.amosnews.ro. ro. August 31, 2023.
15. Web site: Pelin, Mihai. Library of Congress. id.loc.gov.