The Ombudsman’s Office sent a letter to the Secretary of State for Social Security in which it questions the restrictive manner in which the Civil Servants Pension Scheme (CGA) is applying the rules of access to early retirement for long contributory careers (46 years).

For the purposes of access to this form of early retirement, the CGA has been demanding that enrolment in the aforementioned social protection regimes has effectively taken place at the age of 16 or at an earlier age, notwithstanding the fact that the contribution career of the interested parties dates back to that age, after regularisation made a posteriori, with the CGA having received payment of the respective contributions from the interested parties.

In view of the complaints received and given that the aforementioned early retirement regime was clearly intended to protect workers who began their professional activity particularly early, the Ombudsman’s Office requested the Secretary of State for Social Security to clarify in a clear and unequivocal manner, how the CGA should interpret article 37º-B, no. 1, paragraph b) of the Retirement Statute.

In the official letter sent, the Ombudsman’s Office emphasized that the lack of registration of the majority of cases submitted to it at the CGA is imputable to the State (in particular, to its employing services) which did not regularize their situation in due time, as it should have done. On the other hand, the understanding adopted by the CGA goes against the principle of convergence of regimes, unfairly discriminating the respective subscribers vis-à-vis the beneficiaries of the general regime, to whom the National Pensions Centre has rightly ensured access to this type of early pension.

To read the letter sent to the Secretary of State for Social Security, click here [in Portuguese only.

2021-12-07

Tonight, the Deputy Protector of Citizens, Ms. Jelena Stojanović, attended the ceremony organized by the National Council of the Romanian National Minority in Vršac celebrating the Romanian Great Union Day, the greatest national holiday of Romanians in the Republic of Serbia.

"We, Romanians in Serbia, live in peace together with all the citizens of our country, respect each other, observe the constitution and laws of the country, our rights and obligations and endeavor to build a better common future for our children, striving for unity - in the community of European states and peoples ", said the President of the National Council of the Romanian National Minority, Mr. Daniel Magdu, in his welcome address.

The ceremony was attended by the Consul General of Romania in Vršac, Mr. Gheorghe Dinu, representatives of the Romanian Embassy in Belgrade, representatives of the provincial authorities, as well as mayors of towns and municipalities of southern and central Banat.

Incontro pubblico online - 6 dicembre 2021, alle ore 16:00 in diretta streaming sul canale You Tube dell'Assemblea Legislativa

A poco più di due anni dalla nomina a Difensore civico per la Regione Umbria, insieme ad altri Difensori civici regionali, il giorno 6 dicembre 2021 si terrà un incontro online su piattaforma starleaft nel corso del quale verranno approfonditi i ruoli e funzioni loro attribuiti. Sarà un momento di confronto delle diverse esperienze sul tema della difesa civica e dei rapporti con i cittadini che a questo Istituto si rivolgono.
I Difensori civici di tre Regioni italiane, la Valle d’Aosta, la Toscana e la Basilicata, ne discuteranno con il Difensore civico della Regione Umbria.

Il 3 dicembre 2021, presso gli Uffici dell’Aquila, il Difensore Civico ha incontrato il collega Marino Fardelli Difensore Civico della Regione Lazio-

L’incontro con il collega è servito per valutare momenti di iniziative e riflessioni comuni e pensare di rafforzare i principi fondamentali dell’Istituto della difesa civica: quello di sussidiarietà territoriale, quello di partecipazione e quello di allerta precoce a garanzia dei cittadini.

– Défenseur des droits de l’Homme de la République d’Arménie –

Le 25 novembre était la Journée internationale pour l’élimination de la violence à l’égard des femmes, à l’occasion de laquelle s’est exprimé le Défenseur des droits de l’homme de la République d’Arménie :

“Nous devons exclure la violence contre les femmes et les filles, dont l’une des formes les plus courantes est la violence domestique.

Malheureusement, la prévention de la violence devient plus difficile en raison des stéréotypes ancrés dans la société ; les gens se taisent et cachent les cas de violence dont ils ont été victimes.