- 9h ago
Emergency declared in Saturn as 58 tourists fall ill with food poisoning at Hotel Neko
Authorities in Constanța county activated a red emergency response plan on Tuesday evening after 58 guests, including 11 children, suffered severe food poisoning symptoms at the all-inclusive Hotel Neko in Saturn.
- 4d ago
Romania recovers three drone fragments from Black Sea beaches in Constanta County
Romanian authorities recovered three non-explosive drone fragments from beaches in Eforie Nord, Eforie Sud, and Constanța on Saturday, following earlier incidents involving explosive debris in the region.
- 4d ago
AUR threatens to boycott Romanian presidential talks and rejects coalition deals
AUR Senate leader Petrișor Peiu rejected coalition talks with PSD and PNL on 29 August 2026, threatening to boycott consultations while pursuing President Nicușor Dan's suspension.
- 6d ago
Romania extends energy alert and delays coal plant shutdowns past EU deadline
The Romanian government prolonged its energy alert until 30 September 2026 and deferred closing 710 MW of coal capacity at Turceni and Craiova, responding to Danube drought and the Cernavoda nuclear shutdown.
- Aug 27
Romania rescues 12 crew after Dominican-flagged cargo ship is struck and sinks in Black Sea
All 12 crew members from the cargo ship Progress IV were pulled from 2.5-metre waves off Sfântu Gheorghe after their vessel caught fire and sank following an apparent strike.
- Aug 23
Two dead in Romanian Black Sea resort drownings as lawmakers propose higher fines
A 15-year-old teenager and an 80-year-old man drowned along the Romanian Black Sea coast on Saturday during rough sea conditions, prompting a draft bill proposing fines of up to 3,000 lei for tourists ignoring red flags.
- Aug 16
Nicușor Dan calls Black Sea crucial for European security in Navy Day message read in Constanța
President Nicușor Dan marked Romanian Navy Day on 15 August 2026 with a message read in Constanța by presidential counselor Marius Lazurca, calling the Black Sea a crucial zone for European security and urging continued investment in naval modernization.
- Aug 15
Romanian Navy Day: over 3,500 troops and 50 ships to stage naval exercise in Constanța
More than 3,500 Romanian and foreign troops will join the FNR 26.10 naval exercise on the Constanța waterfront on 15 August, with interim PM Ilie Bolojan attending and President Nicușor Dan absent from the ceremonies.
- Aug 11
Romanian military destroys two Russian Gerbera drones drifting near Neptun Deep gas platform in Black Sea
Romanian military divers detonated two Russian-made Gerbera drones found drifting in Romania's exclusive economic zone on the Black Sea, roughly 165 km from Constanța, near the Neptun Deep gas extraction platform.
- Jul 27
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.
