2003 in Romania

Events from the year 2003 in Romania.

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See also:	Other events of 2003 History of Romania Timeline of Romanian history Years in Romania

Incumbents

• President: Ion Iliescu^[1]
• Prime Minister: Adrian Năstase^[2]

Events

February

The labour code in Monitorul Oficial.

• 5 February – The new labour code is published in the Monitorul Oficial.^[3]
• 14 February – The remains of Carol II and of his wife, Magda Lupescu, are repatriated from Portugal and placed inside the Curtea de Argeș Cathedral.^[4]

March

• 1 March – The new labour code enters force.^[3][5]

May

• 24 May – The Democratic Party celebrates its 10 year anniversary in Constanța without its founder, Petre Roman.^[6]

October

• 18–19 October – The 2003 Romanian constitutional referendum takes place.^[7]

Births

July

• 11 July – Costin Amzăr, footballer.^[8]
• 26 July – Luca Andronache, footballer.^[9]

Deaths

Further information: Category:2003 deaths and Deaths in 2003

May

Main article: Deaths in May 2003

• 15 May – Constantin Dăscălescu, Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1923)^[10]

September

Main article: Deaths in September 2003

• 9 September – Andrei Folbert, 72, Romanian basketball player.^[11]

October

Main article: Deaths in October 2003

• 4 October – Elisabeta Rizea, 91, Romanian anti-communist partisan, viral pneumonia.^[12]
• 12 October – Ion Ioanid, 77, Romanian dissident and writer.^{[citation needed]}

November

Main article: Deaths in November 2003

• 22 November – Iosif Budahazi, 56, Romanian fencer (men's individual sabre, men's team sabre at the 1972 Summer Olympics).^[13]

See also

• 2003 in Europe
• Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003