5 February – Five people are killed and 28 seriously injured after a bus and a tip lorry collide on the Western Belt of
Ploiești.[4]
10 February – Former commander of
Râmnicu Sărat Penitentiary Alexandru Vișinescu is sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for
crimes against humanity,[5] becoming the first communist torturer to be convicted in Romania.[6]
16 February
The warmest day of February of the last 55 years, with temperatures 18 °C higher than the normal in
Bucharest.[7]
Three babies die and several dozens from
Prahova,
Dolj and
Bucharest are hospitalized with
HUS-associated symptoms after being infected with a bacterium of unknown provenance.[8]
March
14 March – The death toll of the
Colectiv nightclub fire reaches 64, almost five months after the tragedy.[9]
1 June – About 10,000 employees in the education system protest in
Bucharest, demanding the resignation of the
Cioloș Cabinet, dissatisfied with the teacher pay scale proposed by the Government.[15][16]
5 June – Prime Minister
Dacian Cioloş announces a cabinet shuffle as the four ministers (Education, Transport, Communications and Diaspora) are replaced. The new ministers took office on 7 July.[17]
September
13 September – French President
François Hollande begins a one-day state visit to Romania, the first state visit by a French president since
François Mitterrand came to Romania in 1991.[18]
5 November – A 29-car pile-up on
Sun Motorway results in four deaths and nearly 60 injuries.[21][22]
December
2 December – A shooting left at least 3 people dead including the gunman and another 2 were injured. The shooting occurred in
Palilula a village in
Dolj County.[23][24]
22 April – Romania is expelled from the
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 after its national broadcaster
TVR failed to pay debts dating back to 2007.[26][27][28] This is the first time in the 61-year history of the
Eurovision Song Contest a country is expelled from the competition.[29]
18–22 May – The seventh edition of International Poetry Festival takes place in
Bucharest, having as guests more than 100 poets from more than 20 countries.