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| 1998, March 30 |
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| Prime Minister Ciorbea was forced to resign as a result of public dissatisfaction with his attempts to implement much-needed economic reforms. He was replaced by presidential appointment on April 1 when Radu Vasile took over as prime minister. On the same day, Romania was named as one of five nations to begin talks about future membership in the European Union. | 1 |
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| 1999, Jan. 5–22 |
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| Nationwide, violent protests were staged by mine workers in reaction to a government austerity plan that proposed the closing of many of Romania's mining operations. | 2 |
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| Dec. 10 |
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| Romania was officially invited to apply for EU membership along with Bulgaria, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, and Turkey. | 3 |
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