Eugenia Gusilov explained during the show Economia.eu on Euronews Romania that the excessively high prices for diesel fuel are driven by several key factors. First, the fiscal policy of the Romanian state relies heavily on increasing the fiscal burden instead of reforming harmful state-owned companies. Second, the Petrotel-Lukoil refinery has been closed, and third, supply syncopations regarding crude oil from Kazakhstan have created market anxiety. Fourth, while mandatory stocks theoretically cover 90 days of imports, in practice they only cover 45 days because half of the 2 million tons are located outside Romania.

Additional insights highlighted the institutional inertia within the governmental sector, noting that high salaries at regulators like ANRE should correspond to high performance. Romania can no longer afford an economic model burdened by political clientelism and excessive state employment, which continually leads from one crisis to another.