Video Ilie Bolojan criticizes the luxury premiums conveyed for the judges of the CCR. “Deception and normality should prevail”

The “retirement premiums” of 35,000 euros, which are conveyed to request the judges of the Constitutional Court (CCR), are legal, if the institution has money to pay them, prime minister Ilie Bolojan said on Wednesday, but “at least in the current context,” he commented, “I think they are immoral”.

“As far as I know, it is a provision that is passed in the legislation related to the court. If they were to comment – they are legal, if they have money to give them – at least in the current context I think they are immoral,” said the head of the Government, in the press conference held at the Victoria Palace in which he presented the Fiscal Measures Plan in the Romanian State.

Boljan was requested, against the background of the announced income, to comment that three constitutional judges, who finish their mandate, could receive allowances of 180,000 lei (approximately 35,000 euros) as a retirement premium. The Prime Minister was also asked if the Executive will allocate funds for these bonuses if he has no money.

“If they do not have money, then I think they could fit in the budget they have, because we will be in the situation where, practically, with exceptional situations, the budget rectification that will come can only be negative in general. We have no more money. We have presented you what the situation is,” said Ilie Bolojan.

“And in such situations the decency and normality I think should prevail, even if it exists, say, a certain legal basis or a legal basis for one right or another can be created,” said the head of the Government.

The CCR was to discuss on Tuesday the granting of three allowances of 180,000 lei for the three judges who finish their mandate: Marian Enache, Livia Stanciu and Attila Varga, wrote G4 Media. This although the government had forbidden such payments, and the yard has no money for this in the budget.

On Tuesday night, Deputy Prime Minister Dragoș Anastasiu stated, referring to these 35,000 euros allowances that the CCR judges who conclude their mandate would receive, that some state employees should give up even the benefits that the law “still” allows.

“Probably the law allows them. I think the current moment should make everyone understand that even at the level of physical fisherman they should voluntarily give up the benefits that the law allows and to correct,” said Anastasiu, in a show at Digi24. “We have laws and common sense. To pass some laws it takes time, for common sense, no,” said Anastasiu.

The journalists from G4media wrote on Tuesday, citing official sources, that the RCC was to discuss the granting of three allowances of 180,000 lei for the judges who finish their mandate in July: Marian Enache, Livia Stanciu and Attila Varga.

The same sources said that the institution does not have this money in the budget stipulated for 2025. Therefore, noted the publication, the allowances could come from the investment budget.

According to the law of operation of the RCC, the judges who finish their mandate have the right to pay six net salaries. However, the Emergency Ordinance no. 156/2024, adopted in the mandate of former Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, prohibits “aids or, as the case may be, the allowances to retirement, withdrawal, termination of employment/service or to the reserve”.