Man, you gotta scream! Vlad Voiculescu, that USR guy, jumped in with a complaint to the European Commission on the rule of law, and at the same time Brussels wants explanations because we played around with cutting salaries at ANRE, ASF, and ANCOM. Let me tell you how it is, because I heard it from a guy in the system.

So, our man Voiculescu sent a letter to the European Commissioner for Justice, Michael McGrath, asking for two things to be analyzed: a CSM ruling from June 9 – a document over 70 pages that, supposedly, identifies parties, NGOs, publications, and citizens as part of an "unprecedented attack" on judicial independence. And second, the acquittal of the former heads of the Gendarmerie in the "August 10" case. Voiculescu says: "When a state institution makes lists of journalists and NGOs that criticize it, it's no longer defending justice, it's intimidation." Listen, bro, I feel like I've seen this movie in the '90s, not in 2026. And regarding August 10, he points out that in two and a half years, those who assaulted a female gendarme were convicted, but for those who gassed 30,000 people, after eight years came acquittals. Man, what can I say, our justice is like Russian roulette.

At the same time, the European Commission officially asked the Romanian Government to explain why it cut salaries at ANRE, ASF, and ANCOM through Law 145/2025. Over 100 employees at ANRE have already challenged the measure in court and won in the first instance. Now, the Community Executive wants to know if any impact study was done before cutting 30% of their income. And the guys at ANCOM and ASF also got moving. The response deadline is ten weeks from the receipt of the request by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Man, it seems like our authorities do what they do best: cut first and then see what they cut.

Now, let's be serious, bro. As a bombardier, my heart aches when I see how they play with people's money. And no, I'm not talking about Voiculescu, but about the governors. Because look, in Cluj, where the price per square meter is 4,000 euros and people are fleeing from price hikes, or in Argeș, where the PSD barons make the law, we all feel the same measure: they cut our salary, they cut our independence. Caragiale would have written a play about this, guaranteed. But I say let's not kid ourselves: Brussels will ask for explanations, we'll give some papers, and in the end, we still pay. Let's see what comes of this, because maybe somehow, next year, we'll wake up with our salaries back. But until then, I'm going to tell Mioara that I found out something interesting on the terrace, and maybe I'll have another glass of țuică to forget my worries.