Overview
- Renato Brunetta’s compensation as CNEL president was lifted from €250,000 to €310,000, with the council voting the adjustment on September 11 and moving to recover arrears.
- The pay framework changed after a March 2024 PNRR-linked provision allowed CNEL officeholders who are pensioners to receive compensation despite a 2012 ban.
- Opposition figures denounced the increase and announced parliamentary questions, with Matteo Renzi citing Domani to claim CNEL approved about €1.5 million for leadership and €200,000 for staff.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni signaled irritation and called the decision not acceptable, and the League said it will file a parliamentary question and seek a budget measure to reverse the move.
- In a statement, CNEL said it applied Constitutional Court ruling No. 135/2025, which from August 1 restored a remuneration ceiling of €311,658.53 and made such adjustments immediately executable and compatible with public pensions.