2026 in Romania
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Events from the year 2026 in Romania.
Incumbents
Events
- 27 January – A minibus originating from Greece crashes along DN6 in Timiș County, killing seven people.[1]
- 11 March – Romania authorizes the United States to use its air bases to refuel aircraft and deploy monitoring and satellite communications equipment in support of military operations related to the Iran war, following approval by the Romanian parliament and the Supreme Council of National Defence.[2]
- 12 March – Ukraine and Romania sign a strategic partnership agreement in the defense and energy sectors.[3]
Scheduled and expected events
- 3 – 20 December – 2026 European Women's Handball Championship in Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey.[4]
- TBA – 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship in Bulgaria, Finland, Italy and Romania.[5][6]
Deaths
- 11 January – Eugen Pojoni, 80, footballer (Viitorul București, Crișul Oradea, UTA Arad).[7]
- 1 March – Vasile Constantin Mao, 88, rugby union coach and academic.[8]
- 3 March – Zsolt Kerestely, 91, compositor and conductor.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Car crash with deaths and injured in Romania, involving minibus traveling from Greece to France". Agerpress. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Romania to let US use its air bases for Middle East operations: President". Al Arabiya English. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ Tim Zadorozhnyy; Martin Fornusek. "Ukraine, Romania sign strategic partnership declaration". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Organisers for Women's EHF EURO 2026 confirmed". EHF. European Handball Federation. 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Romania to host CEV EuroVolley 2025 Men pool phase!". CEV. 5 December 2022.
- ^ "ME siatkarzy. Rumunia pierwszym gospodarzem turnieju w 2025 roku". Dziennik Polski (in Polish). 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Eugen Pojoni, dublu campion al României, a murit la 84 de ani" [Eugen Pojoni, double Romanian champion, died at 84]. Gsp.ro. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ frr (1 March 2026). "S-a stins din viață Vasile Constantin Mao, unul dintre pilonii pe care s-a construit rugby-ul românesc". Rugby Romania (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ "A murit Zsolt Kerestély. Compozitorul avea 91 de ani". Mediafax (in Romanian). 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
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