
The Bucharest Court of Appeal suspended the procedure on the salary law project for public-funded personnel on Tuesday, following a request by the Sanitas Federation. The decision, which can be appealed within five days, effectively blocks the legislative path of the project.
The court's decision, published on July 21, 2026, states that the procedure of the salary law project, published on the Ministry's website on July 17, 2026, is suspended until the final resolution of the case. The Sanitas Federation welcomed the decision, stating that it allows them to participate in social dialogue and offer solutions to the healthcare system's problems.
"We have blocked the salary law," declared the representatives of Sanitas after the court's decision. They added that the project cannot produce any effects and cannot proceed with parliamentary procedures due to the court's decision.
The suspension of the salary law project has drawn reactions from various parties. Tudorel Toader, a former judge of the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR), stated that the project would not become law with legal effects because it would not pass the CCR control, and parliamentarians could not submit such a law text.
Daniel Fenechiu, the leader of the PNL senators, offered a different perspective, stating that the dismissed government acted as a technical secretariat for Parliament. He added that the Parliament would assume a form to finalize and submit the legislative procedure.
The salary law project has been controversial, with healthcare unions expressing dissatisfaction with the proposed changes. Răzvan Gae, the vice-president of Sanitas, criticized the severe limitation of allowances, lack of funding, and salary losses for assistants in the project.
Representatives from PSD, PNL, USR, and UDMR met at Cotroceni on Tuesday to discuss modifications to the salary law draft.
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