What incomes do the heads of the National Bank of Romania or the Energy Regulatory Authority have? What salary do the heads of TVR or Public Radio receive? HotNews.ro analyzed their wealth declarations and presents below the second part of the analysis of the incomes of the heads of public institutions subordinate to the parliament.

Parliament has control over 23 state institutions, where it can appoint or dismiss people from their leadership. Subsequently, it was the politician who decided who came or left from the heads of the institutions that coordinate them.

Hotnews.ro presented in the first article salaries in politically controlled institutions, where parties appointed their loyal people for solid salaries.

• What are the salaries of the heads of state institutions under the control of the parliament / How much do the heads of the Audit Chamber, People’s Advocate, Legislative Council, AEP, ASF and secret services earn

BNR – governor “for life”, Iserescu earns more than 20,000 euros per month, vice-governors – 15,000 euros

The leadership of NBR has one position of manager, one first vice-governor, two positions of vice-governor and five members of the Board of Directors.

In 2021, Mugur Iserescu recorded an income of 1,216,064 lei, an average of 101,300 lei per month, i.e. more than 20,000 euros.

• 960,752 lei – BNR assistance – 80,000 lei per month (16,000 euros)
• 30,612 lei – valid member of the Romanian Academy
• 224,700 lei – pension

  

In the property declaration, Iserescu listed a house, a holiday home and an apartment. He also owns 210,000 euros worth of jewelry, paintings, and numismatics. He has granted loans in his name to the amount of 1,147,529 lei (approximately €230,000) and owns shares to the amount of 1,159,557 lei (€231,000) and government securities to the amount of 1,010,817 lei.

First Vice Governor Florin Georgescu has an annual income of 1,087,725 lei, an average of 90,000 lei per month, i.e. 17,900 euros

• 913,616 lei – salary income
• 148,247 lei – pension
• 16,862 lei – an allowance for the parliamentary minimum age

Among the assets, Georgescu declares an apartment and a vacation home, jewelry, art objects worth 38,800 euros.

Vice Governor Leonardo Badia has an annual income of 937,282 lei, an average of 78,000 lei per month, i.e. 15,600 euros.

• 852,520 lei – annual income
• 84,762 lei – the salary of a teacher at Wallachia University

BNR Vice Governor Eugen Nicolaescu, former Minister of Health and former PNL MP, was appointed in 2017 and has an annual income of 1,016,762 lei, an average of 84,700 lei per month, i.e. 16,900 euros.

• 851,920 lei – allowance
• 143,242 lei – pension
• 21,600 lei – rent

According to the declaration of wealth, Nicolaescu owns three country plots in Bucharest, three apartments in Bucharest, numismatic gold coins worth 48,097 lei. In his accounts there is an amount of 253,157 lei, 11,451 euros and investment funds in the amount of 92,000 lei, as well as a loan of 392,000 lei.

Members of the Board of Directors of the BNR receive an annual remuneration of 4,000 to 6,000 euros.

In the wealth declaration section, the data of Dan Radu Rusan and Christian Popa are highlighted.

Dan Radu Rushanu has been a member of the Board of Directors of the BNR since 2019. A former PNL politician and parliamentarian until 2016, Rusanu was also president of the Financial Supervision Authority.

Rushanu was previously arrested in 2014 in the Carpatica Asig case and was investigated for aiding and abetting a criminal, influencing statements, creating an organized criminal group and complicity in abuse of office. In 2017, he was acquitted by the court in the Carpatica case and received moral compensation of 75,000 lei for damages claimed after the arrest.

According to the declaration of wealth, Rushanu had an annual income of 368,600 lei, an average of 30,700 lei per month, i.e. 6,000 euros.

• 266,300 lei – BNR allowance
• 102,372 lei – state pension

In the property declaration, Rusanu indicated three agricultural plots, one forest plot and two urban plots. He stated in the declaration of wealth and jewels, paintings and works of art in the amount of 63,500 euros. In 2021, he sold intavilan land for 2.4 million euros and transferred real estate worth 2,446,603 euros to a member of his family. He also granted a loan of 396,200 euros.

Christian Popa, a member of the Board of the BNR, had an annual income of 266,547 lei, an average of 22,000 lei per month, i.e. 4,400 euros.

According to his wealth declaration, Popa has seven agricultural plots, two rural plots, five apartments, a numismatic collection worth 117,838 lei, and loans from various banks amounting to 1,178,514 lei (€235,000).

Incomes of the management of TVR and Public Radio

The President-CEO of TVR, appointed by the Parliament in 2021 on the proposal and support of the PNL, Dan Christian Turturica, had an income of 440,690 lei last year, an average of 36,700 lei per month, i.e. 7,300 euros.

• 26,973 lei – salary, individual employment contract, Romanian Television Company
• 3716 lei – salary individual employment contract (CIM) Digital Media Factory
• 127,369 lei – salary (CIM) MEDIA STAR UNIVERS
• 16,632 lei – salary (CIM) Bell Creative Studio
• 266,000 lei – dividends in DIGITAL MEDIA FACTORY BUC

According to the property declaration, Turturică has two urban plots in Ilfovo, one in Bucharest and one in Brasov. He also owns a house in Bucharest, three cars and paintings and jewelry worth €74,000. Turturică sold land worth €42,000, with €47,713 and 256,070 lei in his accounts.

Ramona Seseanu, general producer of TVR, has an annual income of 181,825 lei, an average of 15,000 lei per month, i.e. 3,000 euros.

• 147,518 lei occupied by the Romanian Television Company
• 34,307 lei – the right to use the Sport and Physiotherapy Center
• 1400 euros – the right to use the space of PFA Lica Dorian Razvan
• 1,000 euros right to use the premises Naidin F Florian Adrian Family business

According to the property declaration, he owns four urban plots in Craiova, two apartments in Craiova and two commercial production premises.

Romanian Broadcasting Society

Rezvan Ioan Dinke, CEO of the Romanian Radio Society (SRR), was appointed by the Parliament in November 2021. Dinke was proposed and supported by PSD. He was the director of the National Opera in Bucharest and was investigated by the DNA, accused of several crimes of abuse of office and conflict of interest. Dinka was initially sentenced to 6 years in prison, but after an appeal the court acquitted him.

SRR Executive President Rezvan Ioan Dinka has an annual income of 559,732 lei, an average of 46,600 lei per month, i.e. 9,300 euros.

• 449,360 lei – the salary of the deputy general director
• 75,600 lei – member of the board of directors
• 34,772 lei – general director of the president

According to his wealth declaration, Dinke owns four rural plots in Ilfov, one intra-rural plot in Sarata Monteoru, one intra-rural plot in Magurele and one plot in Snagov. He also owns two service rooms and a studio in Bucharest.

Ruksandra Sararu, a member of the board of directors of the Romanian Broadcasting Society, has an annual income of 153,270 lei, an average of 12,170 lei per month (2,500 euros).

• 86,106 lei – the basic salary under an individual employment contract
• 28,673 lei – CA member
• 14,768 lei – copyright
• 19,700 lei – copyright

To the council, Alexandru Feldman, a member of the board of directors of the Romanian Broadcasting Society, declared an annual income of 331,034 lei, which is an average of 27,586 lei per month (€5,500).

• 28,673 lei – the salary of a CA member
• 9228 lei – intellectual property rights
• 74,661 lei – bonus for the merits of the Union Scriitorilor
• 37,801 lei, copyright Dacian Sara
• 51,546 lei Copyright by Filmex Film
• Copyright 16,000 lei by Dacian Sara
• 29,544 lei – allowance to the maximum age of the Senate of Romania
• 83,580 lei – pension
• 4956 euros – military reparations CLAIMS CONFERENCE HARDSHIP FUND RES

Income from NARE

Dumitru Chirice, President of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE), was appointed by the Parliament in 2017 at the suggestion and support of the PSD.

The ANRE president was also a PSD deputy and a former vice-president of the National Health Insurance Fund. He is an electrician by profession and studied law at a private university without graduating. Kiritse supported Liviu Dragnia.

Dumitru Chirica received an amount of 710,564 lei (145,000 euros) from ANRE in the previous financial year, an average of 59,100 lei per month (12,080 euros).

In the declaration of wealth, Čirica transferred two agricultural plots in Terteşeşti, Dambovitsa, one with an area of ​​5,400 square meters and the other with an area of ​​7,500 square meters, land in the city center in the same area and forest land in Arges.

He also has a 441 square meter house in Tarteseste and a 93 square meter apartment in Bucharest.

In the accounts, the president of ANRE declared 1.15 million lei in a current account opened in 2020 at BCR, 146 thousand lei in an account with Raiffeisen Bank and another 50 thousand lei in an account with BCR, as well as receivables in the amount of 753,435 lei from sales urban land

Zoltan Nagy, vice-president of ANRE, proposed and supported by UDMR, received an allowance of 626,975 lei, an average of 52,000 lei per month (11,000 euros).

Mircea Man, vice-president of ANRE, was a PDL MP for Maramures (five seats) and was proposed and supported by the PNL. He has an annual allowance of 626,975 lei, an average of 52,000 lei per month (€11,000).

The salaries of SPP and DPS managers are higher than those of NDI and DIE

Lucian Pahontzu, director of SPP, has an annual income of 313,099 lei, which is on average 26,000 lei per month or 5,000 euros more than the directors of SRI and SIE, respectively.

The first deputy director of the SPP, Major General Daniel Ion Balasha, earns 263,310 lei per year, an average of 21,900 lei per month (4,000 euros).

The director of STS, Lieutenant General Yonel-Sorin Balan, has an annual salary of 249,542 lei, an average of 20,700 lei per month (over 4,000 euros).

Deputy Director for Technical Affairs, Major General Mădălin-Virgil Mihai, has an income of 240,015 lei per year, an average of 20,000 lei per month (€4,000).

The deputy director for economic affairs, Major General Marian-Cosmin Radoy, has an annual salary of 224,442 lei, an average of 18,700 lei per month (3,700 euros).

CNA

The National Audiovisual Council consists of 11 members who are appointed for six years.

CNA President Mircea Toma had an income of 129,199 lei in 2021, an average of 10,766 lei per month (€2,000).

• 62,481 lei – an allowance for a member of the Council
• 21,742 lei – coordinator of the Active Watch association until appointment
• 44,976 lei – pension

Dorina Rusu, a CNA member, had an annual income of 116,808 lei, an average of 9,734 lei per month. Simona Oana Dinka, member of CNA, had an income of 116,808 lei in 2021, an average of 9,734 lei per month, and Christina Pokora, a member of CNA, had an income of 116,808 lei, an average of 9,734 lei per month.