Case C-762/23, Curtea de Apel București (Abolition of severance payment made to judges upon retirement): Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 5 June 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel București – Romania) – RL, QN, MR, JT, VS, AX v Curtea de Apel București (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Payment of severance pay to judges and prosecutors upon retirement – Suspension and cancellation of that payment for reasons connected to the need to eliminate a budget deficit – Article 2 TEU – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Principle of judicial independence – Powers of the legislature and executive of Member States to reduce judges’ remuneration – Conditions)