Bulgaria entered the New Year on Thursday to become the 21st country to adopt the euro, a milestone met with both cheers and concerns, nearly 20 years after the Balkan nation joined the European Union ...

Bulgaria recorded the highest annual inflation rate in the euro area in April 2026, according to preliminary Eurostat data based on the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices. Inflation reached 6.

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 ...

On New Year's Day, Bulgaria will achieve its decades-old goal of joining the euro currency union and deepening ties with the more prosperous countries of Western Europe. Membership is expected to ...

Beginning January 1, 2026, Bulgaria will start using the euro as its main currency, making it the 21st country to adopt the euro and join the European Union. Bulgaria’s ability to join the European ...

Bulgaria has developed rapidly since the fall of communism in 1989 and joined the EU in 2007. Life expectancy has risen sharply, unemployment is the lowest ⁠in the EU, and the economy has greater ...

Dec. 31 (UPI) --Bulgaria will begin using the euro as its currency on Thursday, and the country hopes it will bring an economic boost, despite concerns. Bulgaria joined the European Union in 2007, but ...

Bulgaria’s government has resigned just weeks before the country is due to join the eurozone. Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov stepped down after “tens, or perhaps hundreds, of thousands” of Bulgarians ...

Bulgarians are gradually getting used to the currency change, but while some welcome a ‘sign that we belong’, pro-Russian elements remain bitterly discontented. “You can still return the change in our ...