The judiciary is entering another moment of institutional tension. On September 10, the General Assembly of Judges has been urgently convened to discuss the freezing of salaries and the failure to implement, within the deadline, Constitutional Court decision no. 15/2026 on magistrates’ pay.
The meeting will be held at the High Judicial Council
According to the official notice, the meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at 10:00, on the premises of the High Judicial Council.
There is only one item on the agenda: the situation created by the freezing of salaries for judges and the judicial administration, as well as the determination of an institutional position by the judicial body.
The clash is linked to the Constitutional Court ruling
At the center of the debate is the failure to implement within the deadline Constitutional Court decision no. 15/2026 on magistrates’ pay. According to the version made public by the judges, the salary freeze stems from state structures responsible for budget administration.
This moves the issue beyond an administrative conflict, as it directly affects the relationship between the branches of power and the binding force of Constitutional Court decisions.
Judges describe the situation as serious
In the notice, the situation is described as particularly serious and concerning. According to this position, the salary freeze affects the normal functioning of the courts, the constitutional guarantees of judicial status, and the institutional integrity of the judiciary.
Concern is also raised that the failure to implement a final Constitutional Court decision undermines the authority of the constitutional order itself, if the responsible institutions do not enforce it within the prescribed deadlines.
A joint position by the judicial body is being sought
The meeting has been called for an open discussion among judges of all levels, with the aim of determining the institutional steps considered necessary to resolve the situation.
According to the notice, the emphasis is on respect for the Constitution, the boundaries between branches of power, and the protection of judicial independence, wording that suggests the clash is not seen simply as a salary issue, but as a test of the real functioning of the separation of powers.
The September 10 meeting is expected to serve as a test of how the judicial system will respond to a crisis that, according to the judges themselves, affects not only funding for the administration and the judicial body, but also the authority of constitutional decisions.
For the moment, the public notice does not provide further details on the concrete measures that judges may propose at the end of the discussion.