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The Bolojan government rewrites the budget, the economy stagnates

The economic and financial situation of our country has recognized a revival during the last month of autumn, even if the Government continued to allocate amounts for various investments financed from the national budget and from European funds....

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Budget deficit target for 2025 - maintained at 8.4% of GDP

Conflict constituţional între puterile statului? Războiul pe pensiile magistraţilor blochează finanţarea României

Bătălia care se dă în această perioadă între puterea executivă - Guvernul şi puterea judecătorească - reprezentată de Consiliul Superior al Magistraturii, pe reformarea sistemului de pensionare a magistraţilor, seamănă cu un conflict...

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

Unionists demand minister's resignation, reject staff cuts

Members of education unions yesterday staged a protest at the headquarters of the Ministry of Education and Research, dissatisfied with the Executive's intention to further reduce staff costs in the education system. The protesters, members...

Alarm signal from Brussels: Romania's GDP is barely growing, debt is exploding, deficit remains huge

October in numbers

• October 1

Special pension reform - blocked by the CCR

Decizia CCR privind pensiile magistraţilor: procedura a învins reforma, privilegiile rămân

Guvernul a cerut avizul prea devreme, înainte de finalizarea dezbaterii publice şi a consultărilor interministeriale privind proiectul legii pensiilor speciale ale magistraţilor şi de aceea, actul normativ a fost considerat neconstituţional de...

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...

Third quarter in numbers

• July 1

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...

34% dintre angajaţii britanici se tem că nu vor putea să îşi acopere nevoile de bază la pensie

Mai mult de o treime (34%) dintre angajaţii din Regatul Unit riscă să nu poată acoperi costurile nevoilor lor de bază la pensie, potrivit unui studiu realizat de Scottish Widows.

Reforma pensiilor magistraţilor, blocată de Curtea Constituţională

Curtea Constituţională a decis, ieri, cu o majoritate simplă, de cinci la patru, admiterea sesizării depuse de Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie, şi a declarat neconstituţională legea prin care guvernul Bolojan dorea reformarea pensiilor...

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...

"I approved Kelemen Hunor when he said that it is not a reform. When you fire people, you are not doing a reform, but layoffs. There are mayors who have excessive staff and positions must be reduced, but not through brutal cuts. The reform must improve services, not block the administration”, declared Grindeanu. (Photo source: facebook / Sorin Grindeanu)

Sorin Grindeanu admits PSD mistakes and criticizes government's proposed administrative reform

PSD interim president Sorin Grindeanu said the party had fallen below the 20% threshold in polls due to several factors, including the erosion of governance and strategic mistakes made in the past year. "There are many causes. No matter how...

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...

Minister Bogdan Ivan has clarified the theory of hydropower plants in protected areas

Budget rectification, adopted in a hurry by the Bolojan government

Last night, in an extraordinary session, the government adopted in a hurry the draft budget rectification for 2025, a document with a major impact on the national economy and social life. Why do we say that the rectification was approved very...

"We have submitted a bill by which, in addition to the mandatory 4.75% contribution that employers have to contribute to the Second Pillar of pensions, they can, optionally, transfer, in addition, up to 150 deductible euros per month, to the Second Pillar pension account. This amount will be, as I said, tax deductible," said Raluca Turcan. (Photo source: facebook / Raluca Turcan)

New bill: how employers could retain their employees through the Second Pension Pillar

Companies could optionally pay a maximum of 150 euros per month, a deductible amount, for each employee to the Second Pension Pillar, as an additional amount, according to a bill initiated by the Liberal MP Raluca Turcan, former Minister of...

Septembers in numbers

August 1

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...

OPINIONWhen justice takes a break for a pension bonus

The judiciary decided yesterday to take a break or continue the judicial vacation. No, judges and prosecutors do not want a break to reorganize their files or to find solutions regarding the over-demanding of the courts, but to protest against...

Difficult week for Bolojan: Government assumes responsibility for Package 2

Stat de drept cu preţ fix? CSM susţine că democraţia e în pericol în lipsa pensiilor speciale

Consiliul Superior al Magistraturii a convocat, ieri, pentru 26-27 august adunările generale ale judecătorilor şi procurorilor pentru a îşi exprima punctele de vedere cu privire la proiectul de lege iniţiat de guvern privind pensiile...

Government modifies private pension payments: more money at the beginning, shorter collection period

The government approved yesterday the draft law on the payment of private pensions, with some changes compared to the initially circulated version, namely increasing the amount of money that a beneficiary can withdraw upon reaching retirement age...

Rule of law with a fixed price? The Supreme Council of Magistracy claims that democracy is in danger in the absence of special pensions

Justice awaits its clients. (Illustration designed by MAKE)

The passivity of justice in the Georgescu and Şoşoacă cases - a recipe for undermining democracy

The conclusions of the most recent report on human rights compliance - a document published on August 12 by the State Department - cast a shadow over the decision of the Constitutional Court of December 6, 2024, to annul last year's...

OPINIECum a ajuns reforma pensiilor magistraţilor un exerciţiu de imagine politică

Reforma pensiilor magistraţilor readuce în prim-plan un paradox pe care scena politică românească pare să-l cultive cu consecvenţă: tocmai cei care au contribuit, prin ani de modificări legislative, la slăbirea sistemului judiciar, sunt astăzi...

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

July in numbers

• July 1

The first fiscal package, Bolojan's gift

The middle of the calendar summer represented a turning point for our country, marked by a tense economic, financial and political climate, which led to the first firm decisions of the Bolojan Government towards stabilizing public finances and...

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ASF and Government change the rules: the right to payment in a single installment of private pension, canceled in the new bill

Private pension funds are very liquid and can handle payments without any problem, including the peak in payments expected to occur in ten to fifteen years, Radu Crăciun, president of the Association for Privately Administered Pensions in Romania...