Romania’s centrist parties fail to reach consensus on public sector wage law

12 August 2026 Romania’s centrist parliamentary parties failed to reach an agreement on the draft unitary wage law for public sector employees during talks convened by president Nicușor Dan on August 11, according to sources cited by G4Media. The deadlock puts at risk EUR 771 million in grants under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), as the legislation is a milestone that must be adopted by August 31. The talks brought together president Dan and the leaders of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), National Liberal Party (PNL), Save Romania Union (USR) and Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), amid disagreements over the reform of public sector pay. Formally, a major obstacle is the financial impact of demands made by trade unions, which are supported by the PSD, accord