body to help achieve sufficient convergence before changing to the euro, the National Commission for foundation of the plan for adoption of the euro. During the functioning of this National Commission, the Committee's activity would be suspended. The National Commission tasks which have a direct impact on criteria of legal convergence are: a) elaboration of the National Plan for transition to the Euro and of the timetable of actions necessary for adoption of the euro; b) evaluation of the stage of meeting the convergence criteria; c) evaluation of the current legislative framework and preparation of new legislative projects for the introduction of the euro; d) preparing the national statistical system for updating the data series; e) monitoring the preparation of national systems for the changeover to the euro, the modification/compatibility of the payment system and the national accounting; f) identifying necessary actions and entities involved to organize information campaigns for the general public about adoption of the euro, developing and updating dedicated sites and setting up information help points for citizens and companies. The National Commission will ensure that the public is informed clearly, objectively and in a timely and accurate manner about the adoption of the Euro; g) establishing and monitoring specific elements, respectively the parallel circulation of the national currency and the Euro, as well as the display of prices in the national currency and in Euros; h) drawing up periodic working reports and sending them to the institutions involved. Convergence criteria Public opinion Public support for the Euro in Romania A Flash Eurobarometer from 2019 showed that a majority of Romanian respondents support introducing the Euro on the national market. With a decrease of 8 percentage points, 61% of Romanians are in favour of Euro adoption. When referring to the positive impact of the changeover from the national currency to the Euro, 52% of the Romanian respondents think that the common currency had a positive impact on the Eurozone Member States that already use it. An April 2022 Eurobarometer poll showed strong support for the Euro in Romania. According to the poll, 65 percent responded yes to the question "Do you think the introduction of the euro would have positive or negative consequences for Romania? (33 percent responded no). In the same poll, 77 percent responded yes to the question "Generally speaking, are you personally more in favour or against the idea of introducing the euro in