What happened in the institution with a lot of money, which annoyed Bolojan that it “mimicking the reform” after it was found out that they wanted to hire two former PSD parliamentarians
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan. Photo: Inquam Photos / Mălina Norocea and Dreamstime. Collage: Ion Mateș / Hotnews
The Energy Authority wants to hire Iulian Iancu and Gheorghe Marin, both former PSD MPs, retired, HotNews revealed. They were to share a post, each with a four-hour norm.
The Energy Authority (ANRE) is one of the institutions in Romania that pays its employees the best. There are 293 people. The average salary is 3,700 euros net. The president of ANRE earns 15,000 euros per month.
Few private institutions in Romania have such an average salary level.
By law, ANRE was forced to cut staff. The head of the institution, George Niculescu, announced on October 28 in Parliament, on the occasion of the presentation of the ANRE restructuring report, that 4 people are leaving following the reform requested by Bolojan. 4 out of 293 employees. The Prime Minister recently reacted by accusing them of “mimicking the reform”.
At the same time, ANRE recently wanted to hire former PSD MPs Iulian Iancu and Gheorghe Marin as experts. They were to share a position, each half-time.
The Iancu – Marin case increased the controversy in ANRE
The expert position was to be in the cabinet of ANRE vice president, Gabriel Andronache. The Legal Department objected. Called by HotNews, Iulian Iancu, one of the two, did not deny it, but said that “this subject is permanently closed from October 6, 2025.”
In ANRE, according to the inside information of HotNews, “there is a real war”, the employment proposal of Iancu and Marin being one of the elements that multiplied the internal conflicts.
President Niculescu, absent
“In the last few days, after the case became public, President Niculescu has not appeared in the institution anymore, he avoids complicated days,” a specialist from ANRE told HotNews.
The one where the two were to be employed, Gabriel Andronache, is vice-president of ANRE from April 2023, being supported by PSD. According to his CV, Andronache was an MApN officer, active for 11 years. Later, he was a member of several boards of directors of state-owned companies.
HotNews has been asking ANRE since November 11 for an official answer related to these employment requests. So far no response has been sent.
