CCR postpones decision on magistrates’ pensions for the fifth time

The judges of the CCR decided to postpone a decision on magistrates’ pensions for the fifth time. The new deadline set for the hearing is February 18, 2026. The judges decided to study the request of the High Court of Justice of the European Union to refer the matter to the CJEU on the status of magistrates in Romania. The constitutional judges, meeting for the fifth time to make a decision on the reform of magistrates’ special pensions, which Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan insists on, were expected to make a decision in this controversial file. Gheorghe Stan – one of the judges who was on legal leave for 8 days, came to the CCR session. According to the law, all judges who participated in the debates on a file must also be present at the deliberations. The Court’s Rules of Procedure also (…)