Liberal deputy Ionut Stroe said on Wednesday that the Constitutional Court's decision to again postpone ruling on the High Court of Cassation and Justice's referral regarding the Bolojan Government's bill on magistrates's pensions affects Romania "as far as attracting money" is concerned.
"The fifth postponement of a ruling that directly concerns or is linked to the conditions for receiving certain funds is obviously saddening and worrying. In my view, the delay is excessive. I do not wish to comment on the internal activity or organization of the Constitutional Court, but it certainly affects us in terms of attracting money - our right in relation to the European institutions we are part of. I will not comment on the High Court's request, but these institutions should synchronise with each other, take these deadlines into account, and not let internal organisational matters affect the country's interests, namely securing this NRRP tranche, which we clearly want, especially in the extremely sensitive economic and budgetary context we are facing," Stroe said at Parliament.
The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) has postponed once again, until February 18, the ruling on the High Court's notification regarding the Bolojan Government's draft law reforming magistrates's pensions, CCR officials told AGERPRES on Wednesday.
The CCR sources said the postponement was decided in order to examine the High Court's request to refer a preliminary question to the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding the government's bill.
The High Court argues that the measures proposed in the draft law "may lead to discriminatory treatment of magistrates compared with other categories of service pension beneficiaries".
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan sent a letter to the Constitutional Court on Friday warning that delaying the decision on magistrates's pensions could result in the loss of 230 million euros in NRRP funds.
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