Ilie Bolojan declares that the reform of military pensions cannot be postponed and that the decision is dictated by the realities of the labor market.
In an interview given on Friday, January 30, to G4Media.ro, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan explained that the reform of military pensions will follow immediately after the adoption of the public administration reform package, presenting this measure as a necessary and not optional step.
“It is part of the administration package. The moment the administration package is adopted, the next step is – following the model of magistrates’ pensions – to do this in the public order and defense sector as well. This is the reality and it is not a wish of a prime minister. It is a necessity related to the labor market. It is a necessity related to our demographic realities and the sustainability of the pension system.
We have no one to replace these people with. If people retire at 50, at 52, this is no longer bearable,” declared the head of the Government.
Ilie Bolojan insisted that these changes are designed to ensure the continuity of personnel in the field of defense and public order, in the context where early retirements have generated major difficulties in replacing experienced employees in recent decades.
He emphasized that the reforms are not only aimed at financial aspects, but also at ensuring a sustainable and coherent working framework for defense and security institutions.
“We need to have an approach that allows for both honoring commitments to military personnel and ensuring long-term stability of institutions,” the prime minister concluded the topic of military pension reform.
Asked about justice reforms, Bolojan stated that the working group on this topic is to present its conclusions in February. Regarding the possibility that the investigation of the magistrates will return to the DNA, the prime minister avoided a direct answer, stating that “I agree with a solution by which those who are controlled do not decide who controls them, as it happens”.
Regarding the Ministry of Defense’s budget for 2026, Ilie Bolojan says that it will be slightly higher than last year’s, estimating that it will reach 2.3 – 2.4% of GDP.
“I don’t want to come up with some exact figures, because discussions with the ministry are ongoing. I don’t think we are in a position to reach 3% of GDP,” he said.
