Redesigning the section of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) concerning judges’ pension reform by November 28 depends on how the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) responds once the governing coalition presents their proposal as swiftly as possible next week, says Dragoș Pîslaru, Minister of Investments and European Projects, according to Agerpres.

Pîslaru says, regarding payment request 3, that a potential calendar and the necessary actions for this milestone concerning judges’ pensions were discussed in the government today. He reiterates that the reaction of the CSM, after the proposal is laid out next week as promptly as possible, will be crucial. CSM can either choose to delay and exploit the full 30-day period – this may not necessarily be a demonstration of good faith, being the deadline, or choose to support the interests of Romania and all Romanians, which would mean trying to recover these funds. The approval can eventually be provided within 24 hours, Pîslaru specified at a press conference at Victoria Palace, at the end of the Executive Meeting.

Things are very straightforward, says Pîslaru. If the Bolojan Government’s proposed version is implemented, we hit this milestone. Without this reform, we can’t reach this milestone. The deadline of November 28 is non-negotiable. On the content side, there’s nothing to negotiate. Essentially, you have to present something to the European Commission that fulfills the requirements that you’ve agreed upon in the reform. These are matters that weren’t imposed on us, they’re commitments that we, Romania, have undertaken as part of an exercise related to the sustainability of public finances and wage and pensions system equity. Pîslaru also declared he heard ideas suggesting they have already achieved the milestone and considers this baseless. If these rumors persist, it creates the illusion that goals have been accomplished when they haven’t, which is unrealistic.



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