{"id":234461,"date":"2025-12-15T19:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/234461\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T19:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:33:09","slug":"romanias-government-survives-no-confidence-vote-over-judicial-pensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/234461\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania&#8217;s government survives no-confidence vote over judicial pensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul data-testid=\"Summary\" class=\"summary-module__summary__QjADA\">\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Government aims to cap judicial pensions, raise retirement age<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Top court to rule on judicial pension reform on December 28<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Cabinet has survived six no-confidence votes in six months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BUCHAREST, Dec 15 (Reuters) &#8211; Romania&#8217;s broad coalition government survived a no-confidence vote on Monday over <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/romania-seeks-judicial-pension-reform-again-after-first-try-thwarted-2025-12-02\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a second attempt<\/a> to raise the retirement age for judges and prosecutors and cap their pensions, but the top court could still strike down the bill later this month.The Constitutional Court <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/romanian-court-rejects-plan-raise-judges-retirement-age-2025-10-20\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rejected<\/a> an earlier version of the bill in October.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"promo-box\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__promo-box__hVl8h\"> Sign up  <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/romanias-government-survives-no-confidence-vote-over-judicial-pensions-2025-12-15\/undefined?location=article-paragraph&amp;redirectUrl=%2Fworld%2Fromanias-government-survives-no-confidence-vote-over-judicial-pensions-2025-12-15%2F\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A second failure could weaken the fragile four-party coalition, which took office six months ago and wants to reform judicial pensions to meet conditions for accessing European Union recovery and resilience funds.<\/p>\n<p>COALITION STRUGGLES TO AGREE CUTS<\/p>\n<p>The government plans to gradually raise the retirement age for judges and prosecutors to 65 from about 50 over 15 years and cap pensions at 70% of final salary. Judicial pensions can reach 5,000 euros ($5,830) per month, compared with an average Romanian pension of around 600 euros.<\/p>\n<p>The court, which has a history of blocking pension cuts, will rule on the latest challenge on December 28.<\/p>\n<p>The coalition has now <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/romanian-coalition-government-survives-multiple-no-confidence-votes-over-deficit-2025-09-07\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">survived<\/a> six no-confidence votes since taking power, mostly over tax hikes and spending cuts aimed at reducing the EU&#8217;s largest budget deficit and preserving Romania&#8217;s investment-grade rating.<\/p>\n<p>But with the 2026 budget plan delayed until end-January, the ruling parties are struggling to agree further cuts.<\/p>\n<p>The leftist Social Democrats, the largest party and key to maintaining a pro-European majority, have threatened to quit unless Liberal Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan agrees to raise the minimum wage next year.<\/p>\n<p>They have also demanded the dismissal of Environment Minister Diana Buzoianu over a water supply shortage earlier this month. Buzoianu, from the junior centre-right Save Romania Union, is reforming the ministry\u2019s forestry and water agencies, long seen as politicised.<\/p>\n<p>The no-confidence motion over judicial pension reform comes amid <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/thousands-romanians-protest-against-judicial-abuses-2025-12-15\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">street protests<\/a> after hundreds of judges and prosecutors alleged systemic abuses in the justice system.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"SignOff\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__extra_small__8Buss body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__extra_small_body__Bfz20 sign-off-module__text__LQAMP\">Reporting by Luiza Ilie. 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