Bulgaria is close to realising its decades-old goal of joining the euro currency union and deepening ties with the more prosperous countries of Western Europe. But the government faces a populist ...

(Bloomberg) -- Eighteen years after Bulgaria joined the European Union, the bloc’s finance ministers have finally cleared the way for it to adopt the euro currency in January 2026. The southeast ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Days before Bulgaria was expected to become the 21st member of the eurozone, opponents of the move geared up Saturday for a final battle to change the schedule. Thousands of ...

The chair of the Bulgarian National Assembly on Tuesday rejected President Rumen Radev’s proposal for a referendum on Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro as national currency. As reported by the Bulgarian ...

People attend a protest against the adoption of the euro in front of the ruling party GERB headquarters in Sofia, Bulgaria, on June 12, 2025. (STR/NurPhoto via AFP) BRUSSELS (AFP) — EU ministers gave ...

“The European Council has now adopted three key legal acts that are essential for Bulgaria’s membership in the eurozone,” said Danish Minister for Economic Affairs Stephanie Lose. “This marks the end ...

The European Commission says Bulgaria's adoption of the euro by next January is "no longer realistic" because of inflation, an acknowledgement that sheds greater light on the caretaker government in ...

(Reuters) -Global ratings agency Fitch on Thursday upgraded Bulgaria's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating to 'BBB+' from 'BBB', citing the approval of Bulgaria's euro adoption scheduled ...

Bulgaria is set to join the euro currency zone in 2024 but there is a growing discontent about the move, particularly among the country’s pro-Russian parties, who claim it will lead to economic ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Days before Bulgaria was expected to become the 21st member of the eurozone, opponents of the move geared up Saturday for a final battle to change the schedule. Thousands of ...