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European Officials Congratulate Bulgaria on Euro Area Accession
Bulgarian News Agency
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The EU Council voted unanimously Tuesday on the latest decisions related to Bulgaria's accession to the euro area on January 1, 2026. This completes the procedure, as earlier in the day the European Parliament also approved by a large majority the...
Democratic Bulgaria Co-chair Describes Eurozone Entry as Big Victory Keeping Bulgaria in Western Geopolitical Orbit
Bulgarian News Agency
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Democratic Bulgaria Co-chair Ivaylo Mirchev told journalists here on Tuesday that no politician should take the credit for Tuesday's final green light to Bulgaria's eurozone entry on January 1, 2026, because everyone in the last four or five years...
Boyko Borissov Thanks All Institutions, Partners and MPs for Bulgaria's Entry into Euro Area
Bulgarian News Agency
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Thanking all Bulgarian and European institutions, partners, MPs and all those whose efforts made this possible, GERB leader Boyko Borissov wrote on X on Tuesday after the EU Council unanimously adopted the decisions for Bulgaria's entry into the...
Finance Minister Calls on People to Congratulate Each Other, Be Happy as Bulgaria Gets Final Approval for Eurozone Entry
Bulgarian News Agency
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Approached for comment on Bulgaria getting the final approval it needed for entry in the eurozone on January 1, 2026, Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova told Bulgarian journalists here on Tuesday: "Bulgaria succeeded. I congratulate all Bulgarian...
TISP Deputy Floor Leader Balabanov: Logical Thing Happened, Bulgaria Takes Rightful Place in Europe's Heart
Bulgarian News Agency
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The logical thing happened and Bulgaria took its place in the heart of Europe with dignity, Stanislav Balabanov, Deputy Floor Leader of There Is Such a People (TISP), told journalists here on Tuesday. In his words, the euro area is not only a...
European Commission Makes Several Recommendations to Bulgaria on Rule of Law
Bulgarian News Agency
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The European Commission (EC) Tuesday published its 2025 Rule of Law Report, including a country chapter on the rule of law in Bulgaria. The country chapter looks at the actions taken by Bulgaria following last year's report and makes new...
EP President Congratulates Bulgaria on "Big Step Forward towards Currency that Brings Security, Stability"
Bulgarian News Agency
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European Parliament (EP) President Roberta Metsola congratulated Tuesday Bulgaria on its euro area accession as of January 1, 2026. She wrote on the social network X that "this is another big step forward for the people of Bulgaria and Europe...
ECB President Congratulates Bulgaria on Joining Euro Area
Bulgarian News Agency
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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde congratulated Bulgaria and its citizens on the country’s accession to the euro area as of 1 January 2026 in a video address published on the social media platform X on Tuesday. “Congratulations to...
European Commission Welcomes Council's "Landmark" Decision Approving Bulgaria's Euro Area Accession
Bulgarian News Agency
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The European Commission "welcomes the [EU] Council's decision to approve Bulgaria's accession to the euro area on 1 January 2026, making it the twenty-first Member State to join the single currency," the Commission said in a press release on...
MRF-New Beginning Leader Peevski: Eurozone Accession Completes Unequivocally Bulgaria's Path to Euro-Atlanticism
Bulgarian News Agency
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Reacting to the news that Bulgaria has the final green light to join the eurozone on January 1, 2026, MRF - New Beginning leader Delyan Peevski said Tuesday, as quoted by his party's press centre: "Today we can say that after our accession to NATO...
Central Bank Governor: Bulgaria's Joining Eurozone Is Expected and Deserved
Bulgarian News Agency
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In an interview for BTA on Tuesday, Bulgarian National Bank Governor Dimitar Radev said that the decision of the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament for Bulgaria to join the euro area in 2026 marks the country's final phase...
Velichie Leder Mihaylov: Euro Was Adopted in Bulgaria with Lie, Which Never Leads to Anything Good
Bulgarian News Agency
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In Bulgaria, the euro was adopted with a lie, and a lie never leads to anything good, Velichie leader Ivelin Mihaylov said here on Tuesday. "The only thing we can say is that we do not support the lie, we do not support this way of making...
EU approves Bulgaria’s entry into eurozone in 2026
Gazeta Tema
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July 8, 2025
Brussels, July 8– EU finance ministers have formally approved Bulgaria’s accession to the eurozone, clearing the final steps for the country to adopt the euro on January 1, 2026. The transition will occur at a fixed conversion rate of 1 euro to...
EUROZONE AT LAST: Bulgaria Secures Full Membership, Euro Becomes Official Currency in 2026
Novinite
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Bulgaria has officially joined the eurozone and will adopt the euro as its national currency on January 1, 2026. The final step was completed today in Brussels, where the European Union’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) unanimously...
European Parliament endorses Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro
Public Radio of Armenia
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July 8, 2025
Home | All news | Economics | European Parliament endorses Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro The European Parliament, by 531 votes in favor, 69 against and 79 abstentions, adopted a report confirming Bulgaria fulfils the criteria for adopting the...
EU sets conversion rate for Bulgaria’s eurozone entry in 2026
Kuwait Times
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July 8, 2025
BRUSSELS: European Union finance ministers completed the final steps on Tuesday for Bulgaria to become the 21st member of the eurozone from January 2026, including setting the conversation rate of the Bulgarian lev to the euro. Bulgaria will join...
EC posts Q and A on Bulgaria’s changeover to the euro
The Sofia Globe
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July 8, 2025
The European Commission (EC) posted on July 8 a “question and answer” article, following the decision earlier in the day by EU finance and economy ministers to approve Bulgaria adopting the euro as its currency as of January 1 2026: What decision...
European Parliament votes by massive majority in favour of Bulgaria adopting the euro
The Sofia Globe
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July 8, 2025
The European Parliament voted by a large majority on July 8 to adopt a report recommending that Bulgaria adopt the euro as its currency with effect from January 1 2026. In the 702-seat European Parliament, the vote was 531 in favour, 69 against,...
EU Economy Commissioner: The euro will bring Bulgaria new opportunities, investments, jobs and growth
The Sofia Globe
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July 8, 2025
The euro will bring Bulgaria new opportunities, investment, jobs and growth, European Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis told a news conference on July 8 after EU finance and economy ministers gave final and official approval to Bulgaria...
Official decision by EU finance ministers: Bulgaria will adopt the euro from January 1 2026
The Sofia Globe
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July 8, 2025
The European Union’s finance ministers approved on July 8 the final steps that will see Bulgaria use the euro as its currency from January 1 2026. This completes the process for Bulgaria to become the 21st member of the euro area, a statement by...