The coalition has not reached a common view on the future form of the draft law on the reform of judges’ pensions, and the Government is awaiting the reasoning of the Constitutional Court, said the Government spokesperson, Ioana Dogioiu.
About the disputes regarding the CSM’s opinion and the observations of the Ministry of Justice, Dogioiu stated that she will request to reread the transcript of the government meeting where the project was adopted because she does not recall anyone opposing it.
"The coalition has not reached a common view from this point of view. What I can tell you is that, normally, we are waiting for the Constitutional Court's reasoning to see what the judges of the Court had to say, and, according to the rule, in the case of decisions by the CCR, what is the way forward," Dogioiu pointed out.
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Regarding Sorin Grindeanu's statement that if the future law on judges' pensions is considered unconstitutional, the Government should resign, Ioana Dogioiu clarified that it was not a rejection on the merits, but a procedural one, at the limit: Four judges considered the procedure was fulfilled, five did not.
"That's why it's very important to read the reasoning and also the separate opinions, which does not in any way question the decision itself," the Government spokesperson stated.
She emphasized that the Constitutional Court's press release specifies that the reason the referral was admitted is that the 30-day period for the CSM to express its opinion was not awaited.
"Personally, I understand from this that the lack of the opinion itself is not the issue, but the fact that enough time was not waited, a matter that certainly represents a somewhat new standard in this regard, relative to the Constitutional Court's case law," Dogioiu stated.
Asked if there were observations from the Ministry of Justice and if they referred to the substance rather than just the form of this bill, Ioana Dogioiu mentioned that she had not seen observations from the Ministry of Justice.
"I do not comment on political duels at this moment. I have told you what we all read in the CCR's press release, and I can also tell you that, if my memory serves me right, but I will verify this, I will request to reread the transcript of the government meeting at that time, at the moment of adopting this bill for the Government's accountability, I do not recall anyone opposing it in the government meeting," Dogioiu stated.
After two postponements, the Constitutional Court rejected the reform of judges' pensions on Monday. The Court's judges justified the decision to fully admit the objection regarding service pensions by "the lack of the CSM's opinion combined with the Government's failure to wait for the entire 30-day period necessary to obtain it."
Sorin Grindeanu said on Wednesday that he had "heard through sources" that the law on judges' pensions had been rejected by the Constitutional Court both on content and if it had the CSM's opinion and had passed the form analysis.
He continued his attacks on Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, urging him to stop the policy of fait accompli and to negotiate seriously with representatives of the justice system, otherwise "to go home."