In politics today, the two competing candidates to the supreme function in the Social Democratic Party meet today in a National Executive Committee to decide on Monday where to organize the Congress on February 20. Elsewhere in the news, former military personnel will request NATO to compel national authorities not to decrease their pensions. French officials had enough of Rroma children on their streets. Last but not least, Romanian movie When I want to whistle, I whistle was well received by critics at the Berlin Film Festival.
Evenimentul Zilei reads on Monday about the plans of former military personnel to urge NATO to compel the national government to maintain their pensions. Dissatisfied with the government's decision to cut their pensions, retired military personnel plan to do whatever they can to maintain their privileges.
President of the military union Mircea Dogaru declared that the army's commander is NATO, not Romania's President. He added that the government's move will be unique in the world, as the military have a special statute due to their occupation.
Meanwhile, retired military pressure the government to maintain their current pensions which, on average are at about 2,000 lei monthly. Hundreds of military personnel plan to sue the government, individually claiming that the military work 24 hours a day, they do not have holidays nor an eight hour shift.
In all NATO or EU member states, military retired personnel are treated differently then civilians, through special laws or special chapters in the pension law.
Gandul reads about one important confrontation between the two Social Democratic candidates for the party's presidency: leaders of the party are due to meet today in a National Executive Committee to decide where to organize the Congress.
The two main counter candidates,