Romania Premier Vows to Press Ahead With Reforms After Court Win

Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan

Photographer: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images

Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan scored a victory after a top court backed his government’s bill to overhaul judicial pensions — and vowed to press on with further public sector reforms.

Romania’s Constitutional Court ruled in favor of legislation that increases the retirement age and limits pensions for magistrates, which are set several times higher than the average for the Black Sea nation.