Coalition leaders meet Monday evening for a decision on magistrates’ pensions – sources

„We are meeting in the evening to make a decision on the reform of magistrates’ pensions,” political sources from the governing coalition tell MEDIAFAX. Romanian President Nicușor Dan said on Sunday on Romania TV that magistrates’ pensions must be reduced and the retirement age must be increased, emphasizing that the current situation is not normal. „I think everyone agrees that we need to reduce magistrates’ pensions. The question is by how much? And we need to increase the retirement age. The question is how gradual this transition should be. In short, it is a technical discussion. It is a dialogue that should have been created earlier,” Nicușor Dan specified. Referring to the PNRR milestone regarding special pensions, Nicușor Dan said that there is a certain degree of flexibility on (…)