The figures that contradict the scary statements about the positions of posts

The number of positions occupied in the public institutions and authorities in Romania was, in February 2025, of 1,311,451, with 4,558 more compared to the end of last year, according to the data published on the website of the Ministry of Finance (MF).

Over 64% of the positions occupied were in the central public administration, respectively 841.259 (plus 2,936 compared to December 2024), and of them 621,809 were in institutions financed entirely from the state budget (plus 2,690 employees, compared to December 2024).

The highest number of employed positions were registered with the Ministry of Education, respectively 308,442 (plus 898 compared to December 2024), Ministry of Internal Affairs -125,001 (Plus 484), Ministry of National Defense -80,746 (plus 1,902), Ministry of Finance -24,558 (plus 16) and Ministry of Health -18.386 (plus 66).

According to the quoted source, 8,980 positions were occupied in the institutions financed from the social insurance budget (minus 234 compared to December 2024), in those subsidized from the state budget and the unemployment insurance budget a number of 43,594 (minus 745), while in the institutions financed in full from own revenues (plus. 1.225).

At the same time, in the local public administration, in February 2025, 470.192 persons worked (plus 1,622 compared to the last month of 2024), of which 287,790 in institutions financed entirely from the local budgets (plus 768) and 182,402 in institutions financed in full or partially from their own revenues (plus 854).

Emergency Ordinance no. 156/2024 regarding some fiscal-budgetary measures in the field of public expenditures for the substantiation of the general consolidated budget for 2025 stipulates that, this year, the maximum number of positions that are financed from public funds, for public institutions and authorities, regardless of the financing and subordination, is established by the authorizing officers so as to ensure the payment of the law, in order to ensure the payment. the classification in the personnel expenses approved by the budget.

At the same time, according to the ordinance, starting with January 1, 2025, the employment or examination of the vacancies from the public authorities and institutions, regardless of the financing and subordination system, including the activities financed from their own revenues, was suspended. From this provision the unique vacancies are exempted.

Also, the provisions do not apply to the positions whose employment has already been approved by the Government by Memorandum until the date of entry into force of the GEO, the admission contest, those necessary to be occupied by the doctors who have completed the resident, resident doctors who passed the specialized exam in 2024, as well from European funds and positions related to national research projects paid from public funds.

‘By exception from the provisions of par. (1), the main authorizing officers, in thoroughly justified cases, can approve the occupation of a maximum percentage of 15% of the total positions that will be vacant after the date of entry into force of this emergency ordinance, only under the conditions of the personnel expenses approved by the budget, at the level of the main authorizing officer, on each source,

The classification in the percentage of 15% does not apply in the situation in which the occupation of vacancies does not lead to the increase of the total number of employed positions, with the classification in the personnel expenses approved by the budget, at the level of the main authorizing officer, in the case of occupying the appropriate vacancies: the category of senior civil servants; public management positions, public management positions with special status and military management positions.