2017 in Romania

Incumbents

• President: Klaus Iohannis
• Prime Minister: Dacian Cioloș, Sorin Grindeanu, 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.
• January 29 – Over 90,000 people march in protests against the government's proposal to pardon thousands of prisoners.
• January 31 – Despite protests, the government adopts an emergency ordinance to decriminalize some offenses.

February

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

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.
• 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.
• September 30 – One person dies and 19 people are hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire breaks out at a retirement home in Bucharest.

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.
• 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. 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

January

• January 12 – Iulian Rădulescu, 79, self-proclaimed "emperor of Roma from everywhere"
• January 18 – Ion Besoiu, 85, actor
• January 22 –
• * Dan Caspi, 71, Romanian-born Israeli media theorist and academic.
• * Cristina Adela Foișor, 49, chess player
• January 24 – Dan Adamescu, 68, businessman
• January 29 –, 88, conductor

February

• February 1 –
• * Constantin Dinulescu, 85, footballer.
• * Alma Redlinger, 92, painter.
• February 5 – Irma Adelman, 86, Romanian-born American economist.
• February 7 – Valeriu Bularca, 85, wrestler, Olympic silver medalist.
• February 9 – Radu Gabrea, 79, film director and screenwriter.
• February 20 – Sofía Ímber, 92, Romanian-born Venezuelan journalist.

April

• April 5 – Atanase Sciotnic, 75, sprint canoeist, Olympic silver medalist .
• April 7 – Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca, 75, historian and philologist.
• April 16 – George Bălăiță, 81, novelist.

May

• May 20 – Victor Găureanu, 49, Olympic fencer, world championship bronze medalist .
• May 23 – Viorel Morariu, 85, rugby union player, Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service recipient.

June

• June 10 – Mihai Nedef, 85, Olympic basketball player .
• June 11 – Corneliu Stroe, 67, drummer and percussionist.
• June 12 – Gheorghe Gușet, 49, shot putter, competed in 1992, 2000, and 2004 Olympics.
• June 24 – Tom Kremer, 87, Romanian-born British game designer and publisher.

July

• July 10 – Augustin Buzura, 78, Romanian writer and journalist.
• July 12 – Liviu Giurgian, 54, Romanian hurdler.
• July 24 – Niculae Nedeff, 88, Romanian handball player and coach.

August

• August 1 – Ana-Maria Avram, 55, Romanian composer.
• August 3 – Ioan Popa, 64, Romanian Olympic fencer .
• August 12 – Tudor Postelnicu, 85, Romanian politician, police officer, and criminal, head of the Securitate, Minister of Internal Affairs .

September

• September 6 – Nicolae Lupescu, 76, Romanian football player and manager.
• September 12 – Tudor Petruș, 67, Romanian Olympic fencer.
• September 15 – Mircea Ionescu-Quintus, 100, Ukrainian-born Romanian politician, Minister of Justice and President of the Senate .

October

• October 5 – Dan Hanganu, 78, Romanian-born Canadian architect.
• October 31 – Mircea Drăgan, 85, Romanian film director.

December

• December 5 –
• * Michael I of Romania, 96, former king
• * Cristina Nicolau, 40, Romanian Olympic triple jumper, European Athletics U23 champion.