Deputy Prime Minister Tanczos Barna says magistrates' pensions of 11,000 lei are significant compared to the average pensions in Romania, contradicting the SJC.

Romania's Deputy Prime Minister Tanczos Barna said that the 11,000 lei pension for magistrates is not small, contradicting the claims of CSM head Elena Costache. He emphasized that the average pension in Romania is around 4,000 lei and stressed the importance of a special pension reform for economic sustainability. Barna insisted on the need for a dialogue within the reform, given the commitments made in the PNRR, and emphasized that there should be no exceptions in contributions to the budget.