The reform of magistrates' pensions remains a priority, declared President Nicuşor Dan on Monday, after the Constitutional Court of Romania admitted the complaint filed by the High Court of Cassation of Justice regarding the law on magistrates' pensions, for which the Government assumed responsibility in Parliament, and established that the normative act is unconstitutional.
"This is not a position against magistrates, but the correction of an abnormal provision - the pension equal to the salary - that the political class regulated defectively a few years ago. All parties in the coalition have assumed the reform of magistrates' pensions. Immediately after the publication of the Constitutional Court's Decision, a new legislative text will be drafted, which will take into account today's decision, through which magistrates' pensions will be corrected in a fair way for society", the head of state wrote on his Facebook page.
At the beginning of September, the United Sections of the High Court of Cassation of Justice decided to refer the matter to the Constitutional Court of Romania regarding the law on magistrates' service pensions.
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan stated, during the plenary session of the Parliament convened to take responsibility for the bills from the second reform package, that Romanian magistrates retire at 48-49 years of age and an average pension in the judiciary exceeds 24,000 RON. At the same time, many pensions even reach 35,000-40,000 RON, especially for magistrates who have also held management positions.
"Through the reform we propose, there will be a transitional period of 10 years, at the end of which the retirement of magistrates will be at 65 years, the standard retirement age in Romania. The length of service required for retirement will increase from 25 years to 35 years, as is the case for other citizens. Until now, the amount of the pension was 100% of the last net remuneration, we have capped this percentage at 70% of the last month's net income. Even with this decrease, magistrates' pensions remain considerable. It is difficult for anyone to say that an average pension of 14,000 - 15,000 RON does not ensure the independence and respect that a magistrate needs, according to international norms or the Constitution," said the prime minister.
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