- 6d ago
Romanian healthcare strike to start Tuesday; 400 hospitals affected, emergency care guaranteed
Romania's healthcare unions will launch an open-ended general strike in about 400 public hospitals from July 28, after last-minute talks with the presidential administration ended without agreement. Emergency rooms and ICUs will stay operational, but thousands of non-urgent procedures face delays.
- Jul 23
Romania faces fuel supply strain as Kazakhstan halts CPC oil deliveries; interim PM says no shortages for two weeks
Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan assured that Romania will not face fuel shortages in the next two weeks, despite Kazakhstan suspending oil deliveries through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium after drone attacks near Novorossiysk. Rompetrol is seeking alternative routes, but a 10-15% production cut at the Petromidia refinery looms for August if no solution is found.
- Jul 20
Romanian healthcare workers stage warning strike, threaten full walkout from 28 July over pay law
Employees in over 480 hospitals stopped work for two hours on Monday to protest the government's new public-sector pay bill, which unions say will cut incomes and cap bonuses for most staff.
- Jul 10
First new Romanian warship in 36 years reaches the Black Sea with interim defence minister on board
Radu Miruță returned from the NATO summit in Ankara aboard the latest addition to Romania's fleet, calling the 14-hour trip a lesson in 'true strength' of the armed forces.
- Jul 3
Teacher struck by lightning on Bucegi trail with 14 students, suffers burns on 30% of body; severe storms hit 18 counties
A female teacher was struck by lightning while leading 14 students on a mountain trail in Romania's Bucegi Mountains on July 2. She suffered first- and second-degree burns on 30% of her body but was rescued conscious, while one child was also hospitalised with a leg injury.
- Jun 27
Romanian official arrested for allegedly paying €110,000 to prosecutor in influence peddling scandal
Daniel Dumitru Learciu, director of AFIR Constanța and a former PSD vice-president, was placed under preventive arrest for 30 days for allegedly handing €110,000 and gifts to a prosecutor between December 2025 and April 2026.
- Jun 5
Ukrainian sea drone explodes near Romanian port after Russian jamming; EU leaders warn of escalating spillover
A Ukrainian naval drone lost control under Russian electronic warfare and self-destructed near the Romanian port of Constanța on Friday, triggering an emergency response and sharp warnings from European leaders about the war's expanding footprint.
- Jun 5
Maritime drone self-detonates in Romania's Constanta port, exposing Black Sea security gaps
A Ukrainian maritime drone lost to Russian jamming self-detonated near an oil terminal in Romania's largest Black Sea port on Friday, the second spillover incident in a week.
- May 29
Romania expels Russian consul and shuts Constanța mission after drone strike wounds two in Galați
President Nicușor Dan declared the Russian consul general persona non grata and ordered the closure of the Constanța consulate after a Russian Geran-2 drone struck a residential building in Galați, injuring two Romanian citizens.
