Romanian PM to defend public administration bill referred by Ombudsman to Constitutional Court

Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan said the government will submit arguments to the Constitutional Court (CCR) in support of the four measures included in the public administration reform package challenged by the Ombudsman. The PM acknowledged that the Ombudsman has the constitutional right to refer emergency ordinances to the CCR but noted that this prerogative had not been exercised in the past three years.

The first contested measure allows a civil servant to work part-time for two commune town halls. According to the prime minister, the provision addresses staffing shortages in small localities, where some positions do not require a full-time employee, while qualified personnel are difficult to recruit.