2005 in Romania

Incumbents

• President: Traian Băsescu
• Prime Minister: Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu

  Events

• 28 April - The MTV Romania Music Awards 2005 ceremony is held at Sala Palatului.
• 21 May - Luminiţa Anghel & Sistem represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine, with the song "Let Me Try"; they finish third.
• November - The People's Party is formed by Corneliu Ciontu.
• 16 December - The Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic, is elevated to the rank of a Major Archiepiscopal Church by Pope Benedict XVI.
• December - President Traian Băsescu and United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sign an agreement that will allow a U.S. military presence at several Romanian facilities primarily in the eastern part of the country.

  Deaths

• 16 March - Sergiu Cunescu, politician, the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Romania
• 2 September - Alexandru Paleologu, essayist, literary critic, diplomat and politician