2024 in Romania explained

Events from the year 2024 in Romania.

Incumbents

• President: Klaus Iohannis
  • • • • Prime Minister: Marcel Ciolacu Deputy Prime Ministers: Marian Neacșu and Cătălin Predoiu President of the Chamber of Deputies: Alfred Simonis President of the Senate: Nicolae Ciucă President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice: Corina Corbu
• President of the Constitutional Court:
• Ciolacu Cabinet

Events

March

• 12 March – President Klaus Iohannis announces that he will run for Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.^[1] He withdraws his candidacy on 20 June.^[2]
• 31 March – Bulgaria and Romania partially join the Schengen Area, allowing travel by air and sea without border checks, Austria vetoed travel by land without border checks over fears that non-EU citizens could get easier access to the European Union.^[3]

April

• 26 April – A court in Bucharest rules that the human trafficking trial of British influencer Andrew Tate can proceed.^[4]

June

• 3 June – A foreign national is arrested on suspicion of throwing a molotov cocktail at the Israeli embassy in Bucharest.^[5]
• 7 June – Fifteen people are injured in an explosion at a home improvement store in Botoșani.^[6]
• 9 June:
  • 2024 European Parliament election in Romania^[7]
  • 2024 Romanian local elections

July

• 15 July – The government approves the culling of 481 bears in the country following the death of a 19-year-old woman in a bear attack in the Carpathian Mountains.^[8]

August

• 6 August – Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announces he will boycott the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics due to an initial judging error in another competitor's Women's floor gymnastics routine, which after being corrected, caused Romanian gymnast Ana Bărbosu to move from bronze medal position to 4th place.^[9]
• 16 August – Romanian gymnast Ana Bărbosu is awarded a bronze medal in a ceremony in Bucharest. The medal was originally awarded to Jordan Chiles at the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[10]

September

• 12 September – A Russian missile strikes a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged bulk carrier carrying Ukrainian grain to Egypt in the exclusive economic zone of Romania in the Black Sea. No casualties are reported.^[11]
• 15–16 September – At least seven people, including four in Galați County, are reported killed amid flooding caused by Storm Boris.^{[12] [13]}

November

• 24 November – 2024 Romanian presidential election (first round): Far-right independent Călin Georgescu wins a plurality of votes for the presidency and advances to the runoff along with centre-right candidate Elena Lasconi.^[14]
• 28 November – 2024 Romanian presidential election: The Constitutional Court of Romania orders a recount of the votes cast in the first round following an appeal.^[15]

December

• 1 December – 2024 Romanian parliamentary election: The Social Democratic Party wins a plurality of votes followed by the Alliance for the Union of Romanians and the National Liberal Party.^[16]
• 2 December – 2024 Romanian presidential election: The Constitutional Court unanimously validates the results of the first round of the presidential election^{[17] [18] [19]} and decides the second round's date, the 8th of December, to go unchanged. Following the Court's decision, UDMR president Hunor Kelemen, stated that his party would endorse Elena Lasconi in the second round.^[20]
• 8 December – 2024 Romanian presidential election (second round).

Art and entertainment

• List of Romanian films of 2024
• List of 2024 box office number-one films in Romania
• List of Romanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

See also

• 2024 in the European Union
• 2024 in Europe

External links

• Online calendar

Notes and References

1. Web site: Romania President Iohannis Announces NATO Chief Bid . 12 March 2024 . Barron's.
2. Web site: Romania's Iohannis Drops NATO Chief Bid, Backs Rutte: Defence Council . 20 June 2024 . Barron's.
3. Web site: 2024-03-31 . Bulgaria, Romania partially join EU's visa-free Schengen zone . 2024-04-01 . France 24 . en.
4. News: Badshah . Nadeem . 2024-04-26 . Andrew Tate's human trafficking trial can proceed, Romanian court rules . 2024-04-27 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
5. News: 3 June 2024 . Man detained in Romania's capital after allegedly attacking Israeli embassy with Molotov cocktail . 3 June 2024 . Associated Press . en-US .
6. News: 7 June 2024 . An explosion at a DIY chain store in Romania injures at least 15 people, 4 seriously . 7 June 2024 . Associated Press . en-US .
7. Web site: Alegeri europarlamentare în România pe 9 iunie 2024. European parliamentary elections in Romania on June 9, 2024. De Victor Bratu. CursDeGuvernare. 17 May 2023. 5 November 2023. ro-RO.
8. Web site: Romania to cull 500 bears to curb overpopulation after deadly attack . 2024-07-16 . Al Jazeera . en.
9. Web site: 2024-08-06 . Romanian PM to boycott Olympics' closing ceremony after 'scandalous situation' in gymnastics ruling . 2024-08-07 . AP News . en.
10. Web site: Dumitrache . Nicolae . Ghirda . Vadim . 2024-08-16 . Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu presented Olympic bronze medal first awarded to American Jordan Chiles . 2024-12-02 . . Bucharest.
11. Web site: September 12, 2024 . Ukraine says Russia hit civilian grain vessel in Black Sea . .
12. Web site: September 15, 2024 . 'Catastrophe' as Central Europe deals with deadly floods . BBC.
13. Web site: 16 September 2024 . Storm Boris unleashes central Europe flooding, toll hits 15 . France 24.
14. Web site: Far-right candidate takes first round, PM out, in shock Romania presidential poll . 25 November 2024 . 25 November 2024 . France 24 . en.
15. Web site: Romania orders election recount after TikTok bias claims . 28 November 2024 . 29 November 2024 . BBC . en.
16. Web site: Romania’s pro-Western parties win parliamentary election as far-right makes gains . 2 December 2024 . 2 December 2024 . Associated Press . en.
17. Web site: CCR a validat primul tur al alegerilor prezidențiale. În al doilea tur vor participa Călin Georgescu și Elena Lasconi . 2024-12-02 . Știrile ProTV . ro.
18. News: Ilie . Luiza . 2024-12-02 . Romania's top court upholds presidential election first-round result . 2024-12-02 . Reuters.
19. Web site: McGrath . Stephen . 2024-12-02 . Romanian constitutional court validates first round of presidential race after vote recount . 2024-12-02 . Associated Press.
20. Web site: Bularca . David Leonard . 2024-12-02 . VIDEO UDMR și-a anunțat susținerea pentru Elena Lasconi: „Nu vom susține niciodată pe nimeni care este asociat ideologiilor fasciste, legionare” . 2024-12-02 . . ro.