Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan will hold a press conference on Tuesday on the reform of special pensions, the press office at the Victoria Palace announced. In an interview with G4Media, the Prime Minister said that the law on magistrates' pensions is finalized, among its provisions is raising the retirement age for judges and magistrates to 65. "Raise the retirement age to the standard age of 65, increase the length of time after which you can retire and clarify the provision related to the amount of the pension so that it follows a European model, both in terms of the amount of the pension, but also in terms of how it is related to", said Ilie Bolojan. He said that these amendments will be applied in the future, ‘in order to be able to be standing on its constitutional footing’. ‘Today, unfortunately, the justice system has an unclear mechanism which generated thousands of processes with decisions which cost the Romanian state billions of euro and which should be modified, so that the system should be clear, a predictable system which should not affect the incomes in this area, but which should not allow such processes and a general lack of clarity. So, the quality of the legal documents which regulate these areas must be improved’ Ilie Bolojan said. Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said in an interview with G4Media that this fall "we should come up" with a legislative package to reform special pensions, including military pensions in the fall. He said the reform of magistrates' pensions would be passed earlier in August. "The reform of special pensions, those on magistrates should be part of this package which should be adopted during August. This is also a time pressure because of the conditionality of a milestone (in the PNRR - ed.) and we have to recover several hundreds of millions of euros that are blocked, because we have not closed this conditionality.
More than 680 houses in Suceava country and 170 houses in Neamţ county were impacted in the flash floods that hit northeastern Romania at the end of last week. Forty-one houses were completely destroyed, Raed Arafat, the head of the Department for Emergency Situations (DSU), announced on Friday, August 1. Three people were killed in […]
Romanian justice minister Radu Marinescu said on Thursday, July 31, that harsher penalties are being considered for violence against women and domestic violence, including the criminalization of femicide. The minister said that Romania currently has legislation that is fairly adequate, in line with European standards, for combating violence, including domestic violence. He also said that […]
Via Transilvanica, the long-distance trail that crosses the country, will apply to be the first accredited long-distance route in Romania after the government issued the methodological norms regulating the hiking trails of national interest. Tășuleasa Social, the non-profit that developed the trail, called the recently issued norms "a huge step that transforms a bold idea into...
Former prime minister and Social Democratic leader Marcel Ciolacu stated that he does not rule out a candidacy for the presidency of the Buzău County Council, after rumors to that end. PSD Buzău president Romeo Lungu had previously told journalists that discussions are underway for the former prime minister to run for the Buzău County […]
The Balneo-Physiotherapy Clinic in the Călimănești resort town, southern Romania, will undergo rehabilitation with a EUR 10 million financing from the European Union, according to representatives of the Vâlcea County Council. The project implementation period will be 24 months from the completion of the tender for the execution of the works, which include, in addition […]
Bringo, the first personal shopper-based rapid grocery delivery service in Romania, handling over 4,000 daily orders in more than 35 cities, launches a loyalty program that turns shopping into a continuous reward experience. "Beyond functional benefits like discounts, free delivery, or double refunds for SGR packaging collected right at your doorstep, Bringo YOU offers a […]
