[1] Legally, Romania regards the Aromanians and other groups such as the Megleno-Romanians and the Istro-Romanians as part of the Romanian nation.
[6] In 2020, the Minister of National Education of Romania Monica Anisie announced that the subject "Aromanian culture and civilization" would be introduced in schools as an optional one.
[6] Additionally, in 2021, a proposal to approve the Aromanian National Day as a holiday in the country, to be celebrated every 23 May, was rejected by the Parliament of Romania.
[8] Earlier that year, another observance, the Balkan Romanianness Day, was officially adopted to commemorate the establishment of the Ullah millet in the Ottoman Empire on 1905.
This day is meant for the Aromanians but also for the Megleno-Romanians and the Istro-Romanians, which are simply considered ethnic Romanians living south of the Danube.