The representatives of Romanian magistrates and politicians signed on Thursday the principles of the Pact on Justice, after several amendments were accepted in the pact.
However, Justice Ministry secretary of state Gabriel Tanasescu and the head of the democrat liberal group in the Chamber of Deputies, Mircea Toader, refused to sign the pact.
The representatives of magistrates and the parliamentary groups debated on the five axes of the principles of the Pact on Justice, and forwarded several amendments that mainly target the funding of the legal system and the relation between the executive, legislative and judicial powers.
Magistrates with the Bucharest Court of Appeals decided a week ago to continue protests until the Pact on Justice is signed.
Romanian magistrates are displeased with the salary grid, the under-financing of the legal system and demand that the justice sector receive 1% of the GDP.