PNL notifies Ombudsman about emergency ordinance concerning the second pillar pensions

The National Liberal Party (PNL) Liberals have filed a request with the Ombudsman's Office for a challenge with the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) of the constitutionality of OUG 82/2017 on the second pillar pension system. 

"This emergency ordinance in violation of the fundamental rights and freedoms, and also in violation of the Constitution affects the right to property, the pension rights of employees at this time, by reducing social security contributions to Pillar II pensions from 5.1 percent to 3.75 percent - meaning they are cutting them down instead of raising them. As far as the pensions are concerned, instead of being raised in accordance with the pension law in early January (...), the increase in pensions is actually postponed until July 1. They go up by only 100 lei, so the pensioners will have a 30-percent lower growth next year. Maternity allowance, instead of increasing past 1,600 lei, it is capped at 1,250 lei under this emergency ordinance. So this ordinance (...) takes away instead of giving," PNL spokesman Ionel Danca said after submitting the petition to the Ombudsman's Office. AGERPRES .