The European Parliament has overwhelmingly voted in favour of Bulgaria’s request to join the euro, paving the way for it to become the 21st member of the bloc to use the currency. On Tuesday, 531 MPs ...

Bulgaria is due to adopt the euro on 1 January 2026. There has been much debate in the country in the run-up to joining the ...

Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov assured the public that the Bulgarian government is committed to managing inflation ...

EU ministers are set to give the final green light on Tuesday for Bulgaria to adopt the euro on January 1, 2026, when the country would become the single currency area’s 21st member.

“Croatia was the only country that joined the euro area in the conditions of serious inflationary pressures,” said Petar ...

Bulgaria’s switch from the lev to the euro comes nearly 19 years after the country joined the EU. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Bulgaria is set to become the newest member of the eurozone on January 1, 2026. While European Union officials have approved the move, public opinion in Sofia remains sharply divided.

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 ...

After years of political turbulence and economic scrutiny, Bulgaria is set to ditch the lev for the euro, becoming the eurozone's 21st member.

EU ministers gave the final green light on Tuesday for Bulgaria to adopt the euro on January 1, 2026, making it the single currency area's 21st member.