Romania’s Constitutional Court postpones decision on magistrates’ pensions to February

The Constitutional Court (CCR) postponed a decision regarding the reform of magistrates’ pensions to February 11, invoking the need "to study more thoroughly" a report submitted on Thursday, January 15, by the High Court. The top court judges were initially supposed to rule on the issue on December 10, but postponed the decision to December 28, then 29, and later to January 16.

The High Court, led by controversial judge Lia Savonea, claimed in the report cited by CCR that the reform championed by the Ilie Bolojan government effectively “cancels the service pension.” The Court also challenged the same reform in December before the Constitutional Court.