US EditionProsecutors and Judges From Bucharest Announced that They Were Suspending Their Activities Until the Government Withdrew the Pension-Related Project
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The general meetings of the judges from several court of appeal from the country and the prosecutors from the Court of Justice of Brašov decided on Tuesday, 26 August, to suspend the activity, in a protest against the changes brought by the judges' service pensions. The movement comes in the context in which Parliament discusses a new reform of special pensions, criticised by the professional body of judges.
The Prosecutors of the Bucharest Court announced Tuesday, 26 August, that they would suspend their "uncertain duration" activity until the withdrawal of the project relating to the special pensions of the judges. On these days, all judges are summoned to sit...
The Supreme Council of the Magistrates (CSM) announced that it convened the general meetings of the judges and prosecutors during the course of August 26 and 27, to discuss the changes made by the Government regarding the pensions of the Magistrates. CSM...
The new formula for calculating special pensions, including the package of tax measures found in the Government's attention, should significantly reduce the income of the poor judges. In short, they have voiced a wide range of protests at the national level.
Justice Minister Radu Marinescu says that there should not be a war between the powers of the State, after the judges and prosecutors have started to announce the suspension of activities due to the government-proposed reform project.
Mediafax In a response to Digi24, the Minister says that the institution which leads it has not been informed about the protests announced by judges across the country. He also stated that the Government will go further with reform regarding the age of retirement at 65 years. "In the face of this, the wrong is not allowed in the judicial system and any form of protest must ensure continued judicial activity. This is because justice is an essenti…
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