Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan had a working meeting on Monday with representatives of magistrates’ associations on the subject of pension reform in the system, part of the second package of government measures to reduce public spending.
„The justice system plays a very important role in the health of a democratic state such as Romania. The draft law on the reform of magistrates’ pensions is in line with European standards, but it also takes into account aspects of social equity, normality, and efficiency, as well as budgetary realities and the need to reduce the state’s operating expenses,” said Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan.
The prime minister added that raising the retirement age for magistrates is a measure that will improve the quality of public service and the sustainability of the justice system, and in order to avoid problems related to securing resources in the system, the new reform will include transitional p...