The law regarding the special pensions of magistrates goes to promulgation / CCR has rejected the notification of the ICCJ

The judges of the CCR decided on Wednesday, after five postponements, that the reform regarding the pensions of magistrates is constitutional, thus rejecting the request of the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ÎCCJ).

The project proposed by the Bolojan Government is set to go to the president for promulgation.

The law passed with 6 votes to 3, according to HotNews. Bogdan Licu, Gheorghe Stan, and Cristian Deliorga voted against the law. The three were part of the group that left the meeting room in December and blocked the decision-making process. Alongside them was also Mihai Busuioc, who now voted in favor of the law.

The project stipulates that the pensions of magistrates will be reduced to 70% of the last net salary and raises the retirement age to 65 years until 2042.

Additionally, the CCR judges also rejected the request of the head of the ÎCCJ, Lia Savonea, to refer the case to the CJEU, with 5 votes to 4.

Lia Savonea, three attempts to block the law

The head of the ÎCCJ tried to block the law, referring to the CCR the reform arguing that it would create discrimination between magistrates and other categories of pension beneficiaries.

Then, last month, a decision to postpone was made to allow for a more detailed study of the issues related to the cause and the extrajudicial accounting expertise submitted by the High Court of Cassation and Justice on January 15, 2026.

The CCR judges decided last week to postpone, for the fifth time, a decision regarding the special pensions law to February 18, so that the judges can analyze the request made by the president of the ÎCCJ, Lia Savonea, regarding the referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union.

The other postponements of a decision were caused by the boycott of some judges or by the fact that they left the meeting.