In a broad statement on Fitch's sovereign rating decision on July 31, Romania’s president Nicusor Dan unexpectedly announced that the broad political agreement on key national priorities included the adoption of the euro as national currency. "There is a political agreement to maintain the financial trajectory assumed by Romania, regardless of the political composition of the future government. There is a political agreement to draft the 2027 budget, before the end of this year, to secure predictability, regardless of the political composition of the future government. And there is a political agreement to switch to the euro,” he added. The record budget deficit of 9.3% of GDP in 2024 pushed, however, the euro adoption lower on the priority list.