The President of the SCM explains the meeting with Grindeanu: “It is essential that the issues concerning the status of magistrates be discussed with the judicial authority”

The Superior Council of the Magistracy explained the participation of the president of the institution, Elena Costache, in the discussion with PSD president Sorin Grindeanu by the fact that the discussions regarding the changes to the status of magistrates must be done with the involvement of the representatives of the judiciary.

“On October 24, 2025, at the invitation of the president of the Chamber of Deputies, the president of the Superior Council of the Magistracy participated together with the president of the High Court of Cassation and Justice and the general prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice in a meeting organized at the headquarters of the Romanian Parliament, in which representatives of the executive power also took part,” says a statement from the CSM.

CSM calls for “fair regulations”

The Council reminds that the changes to the status of judges and prosecutors must be made in compliance with the constitutional provisions regarding the judicial system.

“It is essential that the issues concerning the status of magistrates be discussed with the effective involvement of the representatives of the judicial authority, so that any approach in this regard respects the independence of the judiciary, an essential guarantee of the rule of law,” states the quoted source.

The CSM advocates “fair regulations” that do not turn the body of magistrates “into a target of public pressure”.

“The Superior Council of the Magistracy reaffirms the responsibility of the judiciary towards society, but also the need for a balanced public discourse of all the factors involved, in relation to the judicial power, so as to avoid the stigmatization of the professional body of judges and prosecutors”, the statement also says.

Grindeanu, meeting at the Parliament with “relevant actors from the judiciary”

The interim president of the PSD, Sorin Grindeanu, announced that he met on Friday at the Parliament with “all relevant actors from the judiciary” on the subject of the project on the pensions of magistrates, rejected by the CCR. The meeting was not previously announced and comes in the context in which the PSD coalition requested the creation of a working group, but was met with a refusal from the prime minister and the other parties.

“I thank the President of the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM), Elena Costache, the President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ÎCCJ), Lia Savonea and the Prosecutor General, Alex Florenta, for the opening. I also appreciate the involvement of the Minister of Justice, Radu Marinescu, the Minister of Labor, Florin Manole and the Deputy Prime Minister Marian Neacșu,” he wrote Grindeanu on Facebook after the meeting he had at the Parliament.

What does the PSD propose so that the project is also accepted by the magistrates

PSD sources told HotNews that, in order for the project to be accepted by the magistrates, the party proposes two amendments to the law of the Bolojan Government, declared unconstitutional by the CCR:

• To increase the amount of the pension to 75% of the last net salary, instead of 70%.
• The transition period should increase to 15 years instead of 10.

The PSD says it would like the new bill to reform magistrates' pensions to be submitted to Parliament by the end of next week and adopted by November 28.