Romanian Police Officers’ Rent Problem Remains Unsolved – Unionist

Lincu said the minister promised that salaries would be paid regularly until the end of the year, although currently the necessary funds do not exist, but told them that the rent problem for deployed police officers cannot be solved.

Lincu said Nica assured them that the additional funds to cover police officers’ wages will be assigned in the next budget revision.

The minister couldn’t respond to the unionists’ request regarding the payment of the 50% wage bonus for certain top positions or the pay of merit salaries.

Nica explained the police force cannot afford to hire more people.

“Unfortunately, the staff deficit is growing. People can’t take days off to recover their strength. We’re asking co-workers to stop working extra hours without the minister’s written order, which means that there won’t be police on the streets,” Lincu said.

The unionist asked the minister for political support in changing the status of the police officer.

Nica suggested them to address the matter to the National Body of Police Officers, but according to Lincu, this organization is not defending their rights.

Some 350 members of the Romanian Union of Police Officers and Customs Workers "Pro Lex" organized a two-hour protest on Tuesday in front of the Ministry of Interior over the funds assigned to the sector and the unpaid rents for the upcoming months of nearly 12,000 officers.