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Constitutional conflict between the powers of the state? The war on magistrates' pensions blocks Romania's financing

Special pension reform - blocked by the CCR

CCR decision on magistrates' pensions: the procedure defeated the reform, the privileges remain

The Government requested the opinion too early, before the completion of the public debate and inter-ministerial consultations on the draft law on special pensions for magistrates, and therefore, the normative act was considered unconstitutional...

Austerity measures do not meet budget spending

The third quarter of 2025 was dominated by the efforts of the Government led by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan to restore macroeconomic balance through firm, often unpopular measures. After a first semester marked by a deficit of 3.68% of GDP and...

Reform of magistrates' pensions blocked by the Constitutional Court

The Constitutional Court decided, yesterday, with a simple majority, five to four, to admit the complaint filed by the High Court of Cassation and Justice, and declared the law by which the Bolojan government wanted to reform the special pensions...

Tensions of early autumn - new taxes and street protests

September brought to the forefront of the political scene one of the toughest confrontations between the Government, the opposition and society in recent years. The cabinet led by Ilie Bolojan entered at full speed into a succession of decisions...

Austerity and reforms

The end of the summer calendar recorded a tense economic and political reality in our country, in which the governing coalition was forced to combine financial stability measures with attempts to restore confidence in the population and external...

The business environment, the target of the new taxes and fees proposed by the Bolojan government

The increase in taxation of gains from stock market transactions, the increase in the tax on gains resulting from cryptocurrency transactions, the increase in the housing tax, the reform of the retirement system for magistrates, the increase in...

Difficult week for Bolojan: Government assumes responsibility for Package 2

OPINIONHow the reform of magistrates pensions became an exercise in political image

The Minister of National Defense, Ionuţ Moşteanu, stated: "I do not agree with the way she is totally disconnected from the realities of Romania. It seems that she does not understand how much money people live on. And, as an idea, the pension in the judiciary is somewhere around 25,000 lei, in the military system it is somewhere around 5,300 lei and in the general pension system I think somewhere around 2,700 lei. That's how things look." (Photo source: Facebook / Ionuţ Moşteanu)

The scandal of special pensions returns in force: "decoupled from reality"

The controversial statement from the leadership of the Superior Council of Magistracy reignites the dispute about special pensions, deepening the gap between privileges and social realities in Romania. The Minister of National Defense, Ionuţ...

Ilie Bolojan changes the rules for magistrates: retirement at 65, pension level - 70% of net salary

The retirement age of magistrates will increase to 65, and the amount of their pension will be capped at a maximum of 70% of the last net salary, announced Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan yesterday in a press conference organized at the Victoria...

Nicuşor Dan took office as president: "The Romanian state needs a fundamental change"

Nicuşor Dan officially began his term as president of Romania yesterday, after taking the oath of office in the reunified plenary session of Parliament. The solemn moment was blessed by His Beatitude Daniel, the patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox...

The program that Nicuşor Dan misses

Although Nicuşor Dan obtained 6,186,642 votes in the second round of the presidential elections, we believe that very few of those who voted for him read the vision of "Honest Romania" - the electoral program of the future president of...

Accusations of losses caused to SIF4 investors, Covid 19 - 3rd wave, nocturnal protests that ignored the restrictions

The approval of the state budget, the third wave of pandemic, new movement restrictions, spontaneous subway strike and protests against government measures are the defining elements of the most tumultuous month since the beginning of 2021 so far....