diff --git a/src/currency.cpp b/src/currency.cpp
--- a/src/currency.cpp
+++ b/src/currency.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void CheckSwitchToEuro()
 			_currency_specs[_settings_game.locale.currency].to_euro != CF_ISEURO &&
 			_cur_year >= _currency_specs[_settings_game.locale.currency].to_euro) {
 		_settings_game.locale.currency = 2; // this is the index of euro above.
-		AddNewsItem(STR_NEWS_EURO_INTRODUCTION, NS_ECONOMY);
+		AddNewsItem(STR_NEWS_EURO_INTRODUCTION, NT_ECONOMY, NF_NORMAL);
 	}
 }