Protesters in Sofia rally against Bulgaria adopting the euro, fearing loss of sovereignty and economic instability.

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 ...

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.

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.

A protest opposing Bulgaria’s entry into the eurozone took place in central Sofia as the European Parliament was voting on the country’s accession to the single currency. The demonstration ...

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.Only 12 countries were part of the single ...

Thousands of protesters gathered on a central square in downtown Sofia to protest government plans to adopt the euro and to demand a referendum on the new currency.